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The newest title in the popular 100 Words series is an informative and entertaining resource that can help anyone be right on the money when looking for words that will make a point, seal the deal, or just keep folks listening. Chosen by the editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries, these words will appeal to anyone who wants to be a more compelling communicator—as a worker, consumer, advocate, friend, dinner companion, or even as a romantic prospect.

The book includes a colorful variety of words, including handy words of just one syllable (such as glib) and words derived from the names of famous people (such as Freudian slip and Machiavellian).
There are expressions from popular culture (Catch-22) and words that date back to classical civilization (spartan and stoic). Each word is clearly defined and shown in context with quotations from contemporary sources: magazines, newspapers, broadcast media, movies, and television. For many words, quotations from distinguished authors and speakers are also given and word histories are explained.

Like its predecessors in this successful series, 100 Words to Make You Sound Smart provides an affordable and enjoyable way to communicate more effectively. It offers the coveted gift of gab to anyone who needs to “say it right”—and to anyone who wants to sound more articulate.

PRODUCT DETAILS

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date: 4th October 2006
Catalog: Book
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 128
Ean: 9780618714889
Isbn: 061871488X

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Not for those with an advanced vocabulary.
~ Written on Oct 5, 2009. out of users found this review helpful.

I picked up "100 Words" at the Urban Outfitters, and I only needed 10 minutes to realize that the book is not meant to vastly increase an above-average vocabulary. This book is only useful to those possessing a sub par vocabulary. The words presented are easily defined, and most are not worth using in a sentence.

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~ Written on Sep 4, 2009. out of users found this review helpful.

I was familiar with most of the words, but the format is great.
The word, a definition, an etymology, and a few excepts of its usage are included.
Each word earns respect by getting its own page.
I recommend it, especially for the price. Loaded with value.

Good seller, great transaction.

Rick Whittle - Hervey Bay Queensland Australia
~ Written on Aug 7, 2009. 1 out of 1 users found this review helpful.

Like many people I have trouble remembering powerful words to use in the written and verbal sense.
I usually remember the appropriate word long after the conversation or discussion has finished.
Most vocabulary books are rather cumbersome and provide too much content and detail to realistically remember.
This why "100 words to make you sound smart" was great for me. After casually reading the book a few times I was able to memorize at least 40 words that I could use on a regular basis.
Even if you only remember half of the book's content, you have automatically improved your vocabulary by 50 words.

I liked it
~ Written on Apr 25, 2009. 1 out of 1 users found this review helpful.

I'm a pretty average high school student. The reason why I bought this book was because the SAT's were coming up and I needed to improve my vocabulary. OK so there are some easy words like suave, vile, and antidote, but there were a lot of words that I wasn't familiar with like svengali or gregarious.

However, if you are an adult and already know what svengali means, you probably don't need this book. The editors did write in the foreword that the word choices were based on expressiveness not obscurity which is why they didn't include words like "brobdingnagian" or "philolgy".

Something that bothered a lot me was the title of the book; it made me feel pretentious reading this book.

Overall, I liked the format of the book. It was short, easy to read, easy to carry, and was somewhat entertaining. I also liked how the authors included famous quotes and passages as well as word origins. For me, the book provided the definitions of words that I've skimmed over but never bothered to look up.

Good reference
~ Written on Mar 4, 2009. 1 out of 1 users found this review helpful.

Great reference to use larger words. I dont' really care for the title of the book though.

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