Gaining Word Power

by Rubin, Dorothy

• ISBN13: 9780205642281
• ISBN10: 0205642284
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-29
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Gaining Word Powerhelps college students build and retain better vocabularies and become more effective strategic readers.distinct pedagogical structure, a variety of practices, crossword puzzles, writing exercises, analogy activities and numerous cartoons throughout challenge students to learn using a variety of strategies while continuously emphasizing the reading-writing connection. KEY MARKET:vocabulary development courses.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction to Gaining Word Power	p. 1
The Importance of Vocabulary Growth	p. 1
Organization of the Book	p. 1
How Lessons Are Presented	p. 2
End-of-Chapter Activities	p. 2
Cartoon Practices and Fun with Cartoons	p. 3
How Words Are Presented	p. 3
Special Notes	p. 3
Extra Word Power	p. 4
Understanding Analogies	p. 4
Pronunciation Key	p. 4
Understanding the Term Overlearning	p. 6
Suggestions on How to Study Vocabulary	p. 6
The Dictionary	p. 7
Uses of the Dictionary	p. 8
Dictionary Activities	p. 9
Vocabulary Derived Primarily from Context Clues	p. 13
College Life	p. 17
Candid, ecstasy, frustrate, inquisitive, integrate, listless, naive, peruse, segregate, sustain, tacit, tentative, terminate, terse, verbose	p. 17
Affluent, amnesty, covert, crafty, curtail, fatal, fictitious, hostile, lethal, overt, relevant, temerity, tenet, tenure, versatile	p. 22
Alternative, concise, constraint, expedite, famish, fatigue, formidable, mundane, nostalgic, obfuscate, optimist, pessimist, sentimental, tactful, variable	p. 26
Fun with Cartoons	p. 30
Special Academic Words	p. 30
Chapter Words in a Paragraph	p. 31
Gaining Word Power on the Internet	p. 32
Crossword Puzzle	p. 32
Analogies	p. 33
Multiple-Choice Vocabulary Test	p. 34
Chapter True/False Test	p. 37
Scoring of Tests	p. 38
Additional Practice Sets	p. 38
Jose's Dilemma	p. 42
Affirm, arrogant, coincidence, delete, dilemma, diligent, disdain, eradicate, haughty, isolate, pertinent, replenish, replete, thrifty, vestige	p. 42
Adaptation, antecedent, colleague, interrogate, intricate, persevere, precedent, procrastinate, prudent, reliable, reluctant, satiate, significant, vindictive, virile	p. 46
Allot, asset, castigate, conservative, covet, economize, frugal, laudable, liability, liberal, modify, sedate, stagnant, vindicate, vital	p. 51
Fun with Cartoons	p. 56
Special Academic Words	p. 57
Chapter Words in a Paragraph	p. 58
Gaining Word Power on the Internet	p. 58
Crossword Puzzle	p. 58
Analogies	p. 59
Multiple-Choice Vocabulary Test	p. 60
Chapter True/False Test	p. 63
Scoring of Tests	p. 64
Additional Practice Sets	p. 64
Jose's Dilemma Continues	p. 68
Aesthetic, affront, antagonize, attitude, characteristic, corroborate, derogatory, euphemism, exonerate, hypocrite, inclination, intimidate, jeopardy, repent, temperate	p. 68
Apprehensive, bland, criterion, datum, discreet, docile, futile, infamous, initiate, invincible, miscellaneous, omission, scrutinize, unanimous, valid	p. 73
Abridge, acquisition, adept, adversary, anecdote, attrition, contagious, exotic, gregarious, imminent, paradox, passive, phenomenon, trite, turmoil	p. 77
Fun with Cartoons	p. 82
Special Academic Words	p. 82
Chapter Words in a Paragraph	p. 83
Gaining Word Power on the Internet	p. 83
Crossword Puzzle	p. 83
Analogies	p. 85
Multiple-Choice Vocabulary Test	p. 86
Chapter True/False Test	p. 89
Scoring of Tests	p. 90
Additional Practice Sets	p. 90
Vocabulary Derived Primarily from Combining Forms	p. 95
	p. 97
Anni, annu, enni; aut, auto; bi; bio; graph; graphy; ped, pod	p. 97
Geo; logy, ology; meter; micro; phon, phono; scope; scrib, scrip; tele	p. 104
Contra; dic, dict; gram; phob, phobo; spect; uni	p. 111
Special Academic Words	p. 119
Chapter Words in a Paragraph	p. 120
Gaining Word Power on the Internet	p. 120
Crossword Puzzle	p. 120
Analogies	p. 122
Multiple-Choice Vocabulary Test	p. 123
Chapter True/False Test	p. 128
Scoring of Tests	p. 129
Additional Practice Sets	p. 129
	p. 134
Cent, centi; cred; dec, deca, deci; kilo, milli; port; nano	p. 134
Agog, agogue; ali; arch, archy, cracy, crat; dem, demo; glot; mon, mono; olig; oligo; theo	p. 140
Anthrop, anthropo; gamy; gen, geno; gon; heter, hetero; hom, homo; leg, legis, lex; mis, miso; morph, morphic; poly	p. 146
Special Academic Words	p. 152
Chapter Words in a Paragraph	p. 152
Crossword Puzzle	p. 153
Gaining Word Power on the Internet	p. 154
Analogies	p. 154
Multiple-Choice Vocabulary Test	p. 155
Chapter True/False Test	p. 160
Scoring of Tests	p. 161
Additional Practice Sets	p. 162
	p. 168
Aqua, aqui; astro; naut; omni; poten; sci, scio; ven, veni, vent; vid, vis	p. 168
Capit; cide; corp, corpor; em, en; frater, fratr; mors, mort; pathy; syl, sym, syn	p. 176
Aud, audi; bene; cura; fac, fect, fic; loc, loco; man, manu; nomin, onym; pseudo	p. 184
Crossword Puzzle	p. 192
Special Academic Words	p. 194
Chapter Words in a Paragraph	p. 194
Gaining Word Power on the Internet	p. 194
Analogies	p. 195
Multiple-Choice Vocabulary Test	p. 196
Chapter True/False Test	p. 203
Scoring of Tests	p. 204
Additional Practice Sets	p. 204
	p. 212
Biblio; cata; dia; epi; fer; fin; log, logo; pro	p. 212
Cap, cep; derm, dermo; gnosi, gnosis; gyn, gyno; hypo; ped, pedo; ri, ridi, risi; temp, tempo, tempor; tox, toxo	p. 220
Archae, archaeo; brevi; cede, ceed; chron, chrono; crypt, crypto; cycl, cyclo; duc; sequi; tain, ten, tent	p. 229
Special Academic Words	p. 240
Chapter Words in a Paragraph	p. 241
Gaining Word Power on the Internet	p. 242
Crossword Puzzle	p. 242
Analogies	p. 244
Multiple-Choice Vocabulary Test	p. 245
Chapter True/False Test	p. 251
Scoring of Tests	p. 252
Additional Practice Sets	p. 253
	p. 258
Ambi; belli, bello; civ, civis; mega; pac, pax; polis; post; tend, tens, tent; voc, vox	p. 258
Dorm; ego; err; hyper; luc, lum; nov; peri; philo; sist, sta; soph	p. 267
Anima, animus; equi; feder, fid, fide; hypn, hypno; magna; miss, mitt; nasc, nat; pon, pos; pop	p. 277
Special Academic Words	p. 286
Chapter Words in a Paragraph	p. 287
Gaining Word Power on the Internet	p. 287
Crossword Puzzle	p. 288
Analogies	p. 289
Multiple-Choice Vocabulary Test	p. 290
Chapter True/False Test	p. 297
Scoring of Tests	p. 298
Additional Practice Sets	p. 299
Glossary	p. 304
Answer Key	p. 328
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