Merriam-Webster’s Vocabulary Builder - Perfect for prepping for SAT, ACT, TOEFL, & TOEIC

By Mary Wood Cornog and John G. Webster

Book Overview

The perfect book for expanding your working vocabulary and an indispensable tool for students preparing for standardized tests. 250 Greek and Latin roots aid in the learning of 1,000 words along with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877798559
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Merriam-Webster, Inc.
• Length: 720 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.4" x 4.1"

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.

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.