Improve Your Word Power : The Key to a Bigger Vocabulary

Do you ever find yourself using a word without fully understanding its meaning?

What kind of liar is egregious? Do you have a perspicacious mind? Words are a valuable resource and essential to social and business success, yet often we find ourselves struggling to use them appropriately. "Improve Your Word Power" is a step-by-step course for improving your language skills.

Beginning with a test of your present vocabulary, it goes on to present a series of forty self-study sessions in twelve chapters.

Each word is linked to an easy-to-remember example in which it can be used.

Further sessions lead you on to etymologies and word-building, and give links to 'families' of associated words.

At the end of each session, a test enables you to check your progress.

Packed with lively examples and anecdotes of words in action, learning advice, and 'Teaser Questions', "Improve Your Word Power" is a stimulating and informative means of boosting your language skills.