SAT Vocabulary Express: Word Puzzles Designed to Decode the New SAT

By Jacqueline Byrne, Mike Ashley, Michael Ashley

A fun way to build vocabulary and boost SAT scores

Word puzzles are a proven tool for building vocabulary. They nudge the puzzler gently toward shades of meaning, synonym recognition, contextual interpretation, and making educated guesses--all the mental tricks needed to do well on the SAT verbal section. In SAT Vocabulary Express, a top test-prep coach teams up with a leading crossword puzzle author to offer students a fun, effective alternative to standard vocabulary builders.

A unique learning tool for breaking the code in the SAT verbal section, this book features:

Dozens of crosswords, anagrams, acrostics, cryptograms, and other fun, skill-building puzzles Brainteasers that stimulate vocabulary mastery Tips and techniques for using the puzzles to pump up vocabularies to unprecedented levels--painlessly

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B005GNKUHE
• ISBN13: 9780071443265
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.8" x 8.9"