Building Vocabulary for College

by Smith, R. Kent

• ISBN13: 9780618528783
• ISBN10: 0618528784
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-14
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Building Vocabulary for Collegeintroduces a number of useful strategies for learning words and includes activities that encourage retention. The terms featured in this text were selected after consulting college textbooks and standardized tests, general and specialized dictionaries, vocabulary and reference books, journals and periodicals, and college instructors and students. Section One of the text focuses on students' understanding of word parts--prefixes, suffixes, and roots--to help them decipher unfamiliar words. Section Two familiarizes students with academic terms from a variety of disciplines. A practical approach to building a strong college vocabulary continues to be the hallmark of this text--the Sixth Edition also features updated exercises, terms and tests. Ample coverage of academic terms appears in Chapter 2 to prepare students for their college reading. Among the disciplines included: Literature and Composition, Psychology, Sociology, United States History and Political Science, Biology, Physical Science, Computer Science, Business and Economics, and Oral Communication. Knowledge of these terms helps students succeed across the curriculum. New!Medical terms, which should proved to be especially helpful for students planning to enroll in nursing programs, as well as additional lessons on computer science and legal terms, have been included in Section Two. Oral communication terms (two lessons) are covered in Section Two. Appendices on parts of speech and using the dictionary are located at the end of the text.

Table of Contents

Note: Each section includes an Introduction

Word Parts and Challenging Words Lessons:

sta, co, col, com, con, cor, il, im, in, ir, de, er, or, ist, pre, re, ex, mono, un

stature, compliance, incongruous, debilitate, hedonist, precocious, replicate, extricate, monomania, unseemly

sub, pro, uni, inter, mis, dis, ob, op, ten, tion, logy

subterfuge, proclivity, universally, interim, misconstrue, dissipate, obstreperous, tentative, correlation, anthropology

able, ible, a, an, super, trans, poly, ver, log, a, an, chron, post

culpable, apathy, superfluous, transition, polychromatic, veracity, epilogue, nepotism, chronic, posthumously

bio, tele, auto, eu, ante, rect, fid, equ, pan, sym, syn

biopsy, telepathy, autonomy, euphemism, antediluvian, rectify, infidelity, equivocal, panacea, syndrome

phil, mal, spec, omni, hyper, anti, voc, bi, path, ben

philanthropy, malicious, specter, omnipotent, hypertension, antithesis, vociferous, bilingual, empathy, benign

fin, geo, bell, hydro, hydr, ambi, amphi, less, hem, intra, intro, man, derm, dermis

finale, geopolitics, belligerent, hydrology, ambivalence, dauntless, hemostat, introvert, manhandle, dermatology

bon, boun, multi, hypo, neo, ful, ous, non, aud, extra, ultra, temp, ward

bounteous, multifaceted, hypochondria, neophyte, acrimonious, nondescript, audible, extraneous, contemporary, wayward

ann, enn, gram, graph, phon, mor, mort, pos, cap, dia, ness, hetero, homo

annuity, graphology, cacophony, moribund, composure, capricious, diaphanous, blandness, heterogeneous, homogeneous

contra, contro, counter, psych, semi, dic, meter, metr, terr, anthrop, fore, se, therm

contraband, psychedelic, semicentennial, malediction, altimeter, terrain, misanthrope, foreboding, sedition, hypothermia

aster, astro, peri, cred, em, en, itis, macro, magn, the, pseud, vid, vis, gen

astronautics, peripatetic, credence, embroil, neuritis, magnanimous, monotheism, pseudonym, vis-agrave;-vis, generic

ped, pod, micro, scrib, scrip, port, arch, cent, ven, vent, cide, poten, leg

podiatry, microbiology, proscribe, portage, archetype, centenarian, convene, genocide, potency, legacy

sol, polis, urb, ish, ly, age, ance, ence, ship, tract, circum, onym, photo, dem

soliloquy, megalopolis, fetish, ostensibly, abeyance, retraction, circumspect, acronym, photosynthesis, demagogue

ac, dys, err, medi, be, claim, clam, greg, al, ic, ize

exacerbate, dystrophy, aberration, medieval, bereft, clamorous, gregarious, colloquial, sophomoric, ostracize

alienation, collateral, deleterious, felicitous, hypothetical, immutable, impeccable, impunity, gullible, trepidation

debacle, deprivation, garrulous, meticulous, nebulous, sagacious, specious, redundant, repudiate, viable

catharsis, dearth, guile, lethargy, affinity, affluence, dichotomy, enigma, banal, clandestine

cogent, rationalize, sordid, eclectic, usurp, inundate, parochial, perfunctory, acquiesce, ephemeral

Academic Terms Lessons

Literature and Composition

Oral Communications

Psychology

Sociology

United States History and Political Science

Biology

Physical Science

Computer Science

Business and Economics

Legal Terms

Medical Terms

Appendices

Parts of Speech

Using the Dictionary

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