Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder

by Mary Wood Cornog and John G. Webster

Book Overview

The ideal book for people who want to increase their word power. Thorough coverage of 1,200 words and 240 roots while introducing 2,300 words. The Vocabulary Builder is organized by Greek and Latin... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877799105
• ISBN13: 9780877799108
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Merriam-Webster
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.2" x 7.1"

Customer Reviews

An Easy Vocabulary Builder

An Easy Vocabulary Builder A Review of "Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder" by Mary Wood Cornog ISBN 0-87779-910-5 Copyright 1998 This book 558 pages and is organized into twenty-five study units. Each of the twenty five-study unit is composed of a series of classical roots. Each root has an explanation. Following each root/explanation is a list of words based on the classical root. Each modern word has a pronunciation key, followed by a simplified definition and an example. The definitions are good and the examples are well thought-out. Frequent quizzes ensure comprehension. This book is a good vocabulary builder and is easy to read and use as a self-study guide. See also: Merriam-Webster's Everyday Language Reference Set: Vocabulary Builder/Thesaurus/Dictionary I recommend "Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder" because it is so easy to read. It is a first-class, uncomplicated self-study text.

Vocabulary Builder by Webster

This book is perfect to begin a disciplined program to increaseyour vocabulary for academic or business reasons. A beauty ofthe presentation is that it contains a sample quiz to verifyprogress at major juncture points. Thousands of intermediaryto complex words are defined in simple terms. Here is a sampleof the vocabulary contained in the work:o rect- straighto triptych- carvingparadigm- example of how to do somethingThis work would be helpful for academics, as well as scientists,journalists, students and a whole host of others. This would make a good purchase for the student in your house.

How To Double Your Vocabulary

Despite advertising hype, no ONE book will double your vocabulary, but reading several vocabulary-building books can double your vocabulary. Different vocabulary-building books have different words and different explanations. If you don't learn a word from one book, you can learn it from another book. Any vocabulary-building book will have many words, a fourth to half the book, that you already understand. You can always skip or skim the easy-to-you words. Varied, incomplete word selection is another reason for using several books. Some books just take words used on past-standardized tests, neglecting other words. Other books, limit their words to words based on word roots, neglecting others. Often authors have thrown in personal favorite words, even if others rarely use the words. If you see a word in two or three books, it's generally a need-to-know word. The only weakness of Merriam Webster's Vocabulary Builder, and no book is perfect, is that the word selection is limited to words based on word roots. I have not seen the CD version noted by other reviewers and my review applies only the paperback. The price is great.Other Books: Cartoon/Mnemonic vocabulary books have their fans who like the mnemonic memory aids, which are useful before tests. But with only one word and one cartoon per page, these books may only have a few hundred words and are expensive per word. Audio vocabulary books such as Elite Word Power, let you hearing each word pronounced correctly, helpful for improving speaking vocabulary.

Excellent

This is an excellent book. There are thousands of words that you will see and read everyday. there're quizzes to test progress your english. There is an example for every word you learn inside for you to understand easily. I always carry this book everywhere I go. this book teach the most useful of the classical word building roots to help me continue expanding my vocabulary in the future.

Vocabulary in Context

I just bought this book and read 5 pages so far. And I love it! I can speak English, my second language, very well. But I want my vocabulary to be as good as a native speaker, so I was looking for a book that only includes high-level vocabulary and shows how to use them in phrases. This book is the answer and more! It groups words by their roots, and gives a little story of the roots at the right level. Under each root, there are usually 3 or 4 words, which I think is a good quantity. I found this effective in learning similar words quickly. Each word is followed by abundant yet short phrases to illustrate its meanings and connotations. The phrases are informative and fun to read. After several roots, you can take quizzes to see how much you have learnt or forgotten. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to build a powerful vocabulary in an effective way.