The Word Lover's Delight:: Awesome Adjectives, Nifty Nouns, and Vibrant Verbs to Make Your Vocabulary Sizzle

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Kensington Publishing Corp., Mar 1, 2012 - Reference - 192 pages
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From amusia to xerophagy, from the ephemeral to the vituperative, The Word Lover's Delight is chockablock with words that are not only fascinating and unusual but that you can use in your everyday speech--to jaw-dropping effect. With a wide range of words, from the moderately difficult to the somewhat ostentatious, The Word Lover's Delight gives each word a phonetic pronunciation, a memorable example of its use in speech, and an easy-to-understand definition.

FOURSQUARE (ADJ.)

FAWR'-SKWAIR – straightforward, blunt, unwavering

Lucy appreciated Tom's foursquare breakup style, but she still popped all his tires and smashed his windshield.

Fun, educational, and erudite, The Word Lover's Delight is the ultimate book for word nerds--and anyone who's ever just wanted to find the perfect bon mot at the perfect time.

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Contents

Section 1
1
Section 2
11
Section 3
18
Section 4
31
Section 5
39
Section 6
47
Section 7
55
Section 8
59
Section 16
99
Section 17
100
Section 18
105
Section 19
127
Section 20
130
Section 21
138
Section 22
155
Section 23
163

Section 9
60
Section 10
73
Section 11
74
Section 12
76
Section 13
78
Section 14
85
Section 15
95
Section 24
164
Section 25
165
Section 26
166
Section 27
173
Section 28
176
Section 29
177
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