SAT Vocabulary For Dummies

Packed with tips, tricks, stories, and jokes to build your vocabulary
The painless way to get a handle on over 500 challenging words
To get a good verbal score on the SAT I, the PSAT, or the GRE, you need to be familiar with a myriad (large number) of difficult words. Relax! This fun and easy guide delivers just what you need – proven vocabulary–building tips, word groupings by category, humorous stories that put words in context, practice exams, and more!
The Dummies WayExplanations in plain English"Get in, get out" informationIcons and other navigational aidsTear–out cheat sheetTop ten listsA dash of humor and fun

Spis treści:
Introduction.
Part I: Hardwiring Words into Your Brain.
Chapter 1: Mastering Test Vocabulary.
Chapter 2: Digging Out Meaning: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes.
Part II: Groups and Troops: Essential Vocabulary by Category.
Chapter 3: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Words about Personal Appearance.
Chapter 4: For Richer or for Poorer: Words about Money.
Chapter 5: Look Who’s Talking: Words about Speaking.
Chapter 6: Never Trust Anyone Over Thirty: Words about Age.
Chapter 7: Hip, Hip, Hurray! Words of Praise and Criticism.
Chapter 8: It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times: Words of Joy and Sorrow.
Chapter 9: When Your IQ Is a Fraction: Words about Intelligence.
Chapter 10: Couch Potatoes Need Love, Too: Words of Energy and Laziness.
Chapter 11: I’m Not Always Right, But I’m Never Wrong: Words about Stubbornness.
Chapter 12: Classy Chat: Impressive Words for Impressive Scores.
Part III: Story Time: Finding Meaning in Context.
Chapter 13: Donna and Larry’s Big Adventure.
Chapter 14: All President and Accounted For.
Chapter 15: Attack of the Killer SAT Book.
Chapter 16: Report Card Jitters.
Chapter 17: The Boy Who Barfed on Me.
Chapter 18: King of the (Tongue) Studs.
Chapter 19: The Girl Who Yelled, “You Stink!”.
Chapter 20: Banned from the Bash.
Chapter 21: Kid Klepto, the Boy Who Robbed Me Blind.
Chapter 22: A Jewel of a House.
Part IV: Putting You to the (Practice) Tests.
Chapter 23: Practice Test #1.
Chapter 24: Practice Test #2.
Chapter 25: Practice Test #3.
Chapter 26: Practice Test #4.
Chapter 27: Genius Test.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 28: Ten Ways to Put a Good Vocabulary to Use in the Real World.
Chapter 29: Ten Great Quotes about Words.
Chapter 30: Ten Ways to Master Words When English Is a Foreign Tongue.
Appendix A: Additional Resources.
Appendix B: Glossary.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
Suzee Vlk has been teaching test preparation for more than 25 years. She is the author of For Dummies guides to the SAT I, ACT, GRE, and GMAT tests.

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Packed with tips, tricks, stories, and jokes to build your vocabulary
The painless way to get a handle on over 500 challenging words
To get a good verbal score on the SAT I, the PSAT, or the GRE, you need to be familiar with a myriad (large number) of difficult words. Relax! This fun and easy guide delivers just what you need – proven vocabulary–building tips, word groupings by category, humorous stories that put words in context, practice exams, and more!
The Dummies WayExplanations in plain English"Get in, get out" informationIcons and other navigational aidsTear–out cheat sheetTop ten listsA dash of humor and fun