Words That Make a Difference: And How to Use Them in a Masterly Way

This book contains over 1000 you need to have in your vocabulary to express yourself. Each word has a definition and then a short passage from The New York Times that shows the word in context.

I'd say it's not only good for adults, but great for teens. For those teens studying for the SATs, this book would be a great place to start! The passages are engaging and memorable.

Why is Amazon pricing this book more than double what the publisher charges? $22 at Levenger.com; $45 at Amazon.com. I came to amazon.com because I thought I could get it cheaper.

Many readers who are drawn to books such as "Words that make a difference and how to use them in a masterly way" love the english language.

Frankly, I bought the book because I wanted to enlarge my vocabulary. I wanted to know what words could make me sound maybe just a LITTLE smarter than I really am! I didn't want to try to sound like an "intellectual," but I definitely wished to sound more intelligent to increase my career prospects.

There were, obviously, many words that I was familiar with, but there were also many words that, while I was aware of their meaning, I had simply forgotten about. I had fallen into a pattern of always using the same bland, redundant words while speaking.

"Words That Make a Difference" is an excellent book and if you use it at all, it is sure to increase both your vocabulary AND your confidence.

From "conterminous" (having a common boundary) to yahoo, this book provides a long list of interesting words with an appropriate context in how to use them. The book lists the word, the definition, and then a short excerpt from the New York Times. The reason the author selects these items from the New York Times is to give readers a feel for how these words are used in their appropriate context. And while some of us may loathe the times for its political bias, most would agree that there is an elegance to the paper that makes it interesting.

Thus, I highly recommend this book to SAT, GRE, word lovers, and general readers.

Michael Gordon