English Vocabulary Quick Reference: A Dictionary Arranged by Word Roots

By Roger S. Crutchfield

This English language reference utilizes word roots. Each main entry in the dictionary is followed by the etymology (what the word parts mean separately and what languages they come from) the complete... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965913805
• ISBN13: 9780965913805
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Lexadyne Pub Inc
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.5" x 1.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

excellent

an incredible book that will keep any word lover busy for a long time. thousands of words arranged in such a way that it would be impossible for anyone to not become adept at etymology studying with this book. Now one of my favorite books.

QuickReference.com

Wow. What an interesting vocabulary book. Obviously, the author has spent years of hard work writing this book. I love studying root words. Once you understand the root of the word, the rest is easy.... Pterodactyl.. Pter=wing + dactyl=finger, gives you "winged finger". Helicopter... helico=circular + pter=wing, gives your "circular wing." This book really makes learning vocabulary fun and easy. He also has a web site at http://www.quickreference.com

A Comprehensive Dictionry Arranged by Word Roots

I am using this book with 7th and 8th grade remedial students and it is working beautifully. The book is easy to use and the examples are revelant and save time.

This book generates a thirst for learning vocabulary.

I have used this book in my etymology classes at Loudoun County High School in Leesburg, Virginia, for the past two years. I have begun to incorporate it into my ninth grade English classes. The students thoroughly enjoy using this book and now the workbook that can accompany it. Most students have acknowledged a one hundred point increase in SAT scores after using the text. This roots approach allows the students to learn to unlock the meanings of words that they may have never seen. This book generates a thirst for learning new words and also allows them to create neologisms for things that have never been named. Students work enthusiastically with Vocabulary Quick Reference, and that would bring a smile to any educator's face. If you don't have it in your classroom, your students are being cheated. Become Y2K Vocabulary Compliant and put it in your classroom.