Gaining Word Power

by Rubin, Dorothy

• ISBN13: 9780321273529
• ISBN10: 0321273524
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

Gaining Word Powerhelps college students build and retain better vocabularies and become more effective strategic readers. Based on more than thirty years of the author's teaching experience, this comprehensive vocabulary book generates a basic college-level vocabulary quickly, effectively and pleasurably. It incorporates a number of proven vocabulary-building approaches that are grounded in sound learning theory. In each self-contained lesson, words are presented on graduated levels of difficulty, followed by challenging exercises and writing activities and reinforced by immediate access to solutions. This approach enables students to progress at their own pace and evaluate their progress. Although this text has a 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.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Introduction to Gaining Word Power
The Importance of Vocabulary Growth	1	(1)
Organization of the Book	1	(1)
How Lessons Are Presented	2	(1)
End-of-Chapter Activities	2	(1)
Cartoon Practices and Fun with Cartoons	3	(1)
Fun with Words	3	(1)
How Words Are Presented	3	(1)
Special Notes	4	(1)
Extra Word Power	4	(1)
Understanding Analogies	4	(1)
Pronunciation Key	5	(1)
Understanding the Term Overlearning	6	(1)
Suggestions on How to Study Vocabulary	6	(1)
The Dictionary	7	(6)
PART ONE Vocabulary Derived Primarily from Context Clues	13	(84)
College Life
Lesson 1: candid, ecstasy, frustrate, inquisitive, integrate, listless, naive, peruse, segregate, sustain, tacit, tentative, terminate, terse, verbose	17	(5)
Lesson 2: affluent, amnesty, covert, crafty, curtail, fatal, fictitious, hostile, lethal, overt, relevant, temerity, tenet, tenure, versatile	22	(4)
Lesson 3: alternative, concise, constraint, expedite, famish, fatigue, formidable, mundane, nostalgic, obfuscate, optimist, pessimist, sentimental, tactful, variable	26	(17)
Fun with cartoons	31	(1)
Special content words	31	(1)
Chapter words in a paragraph	32	(1)
Gaining word power on the internet	32	(1)
Crossword puzzle	32	(2)
Fun with words	34	(1)
Analogies	34	(2)
Multiple-choice vocabulary test	36	(2)
Chapter true/false test	38	(1)
Scoring of tests	39	(1)
Additional practice sets	39	(4)
Jim's Dilemma
Lesson 4: affirm, arrogant, coincidence, delete, dilemma, diligent, disdain, eradicate, haughty, isolate, pertinent, replenish, replete, thrifty, vestige	43	(4)
Lesson 5: adaptation, antecedent, colleague, interrogate, intricate, persevere, precedent, procrastinate, prudent, reliable, reluctant, satiate, significant, vindictive, virile	47	(5)
Lesson 6: allot, asset, castigate, conservative, covet, economize, frugal, laudable, liability, liberal, modify, sedate, stagnant, vindicate, vital	52	(18)
Fun with cartoons	57	(1)
Special content words	58	(1)
Chapter words in a paragraph	59	(1)
Gaining word power on the internet	59	(1)
Crossword puzzle	59	(1)
Fun with words	60	(1)
Analogies	61	(1)
Multiple-choice vocabulary test	62	(3)
Chapter true/false test	65	(1)
Scoring of tests	66	(1)
Additional practice sets	66	(4)
Jim's Dilemma Continues
Lesson 7: aesthetic, affront, antagonize, attitude, characteristic, corroborate, derogatory, euphemism, exonerate, hypocrite, inclination, intimidate, jeopardy, repent, temperate	70	(5)
Lesson 8: apprehensive, bland, criterion, datum, discreet, docile, futile, infamous, initiate, invincible, miscellaneous, omission, scrutinize, unanimous, valid	75	(4)
Lesson 9: abridge, acquisition, adept, adversary, anecdote, attrition, contagious, exotic, gregarious, imminent, paradox, passive, phenomenon, trite, turmoil	79	(18)
Fun with cartoons	84	(1)
Special content words	84	(1)
Chapter words in a paragraph	85	(1)
Gaining word power on the internet	85	(1)
Crossword puzzle	86	(1)
Fun with words	87	(1)
Analogies	88	(1)
Multiple-choice vocabulary test	89	(3)
Chapter true/false test	92	(1)
Scoring of tests	93	(1)
Additional practice sets	93	(4)
PART TWO Vocabulary Derived Primarily from Combining Forms	97	(213)
Chapter 5
Lesson 10: anni, annu, enni; aut, auto; bi; bio; graph; graphy; ped, pod	99	(6)
Lesson 11: geo; logy, ology; meter; micro; phon, phono; scope; scrib, scrip; tele	105	(7)
Lesson 12: contra; dic, dict; gram; phob, phobo; spect; uni	112	(25)
Special content words	121	(1)
Chapter words in a paragraph	122	(1)
Gaining word power on the internet	122	(1)
Crossword puzzle	122	(1)
Fun with words	123	(1)
Analogies	124	(1)
Multiple-choice vocabulary test	125	(5)
Chapter true/false test	130	(1)
Scoring of tests	131	(1)
Additional practice sets	131	(6)
Chapter 6
Lesson 13: cent, centi; cred; dec, deca, deci; kilo, milli; port; nano	137	(7)
Lesson 14: agog, agogue; ali; arch, archy, cracy, crat; dem, demo; glot; mon, mono; olig; oligo; theo	144	(5)
Lesson 15: anthrop, anthropo; gamy; gen, geno; gon; heter, hetero; hom, homo; leg, legis, lex; mis, miso; morph, morphic; poly	149	(23)
Special content words	155	(1)
Chapter words in a paragraph	156	(1)
Gaining word power on the internet	156	(1)
Crossword puzzle	156	(2)
Fun with words	158	(1)
Analogies	158	(1)
Multiple-choice vocabulary test	159	(5)
Chapter true/false test	164	(1)
Scoring of tests	165	(1)
Additional practice sets	166	(6)
Chapter 7
Lesson 16: aqua, aqui; astro; naut; omni; poten; sci, scio; ven, veni, vent; vid, vis	172	(8)
Lesson 17: capit; cide; corp, corpor; em, en; frater, fratr; mors, mort; pathy; syl, sym, syn	180	(7)
Lesson 18: aud, audi; bene; cura; fac, fect, fic; loc, loco; man, manu; nomin, onym; pseudo	187	(29)
Crossword puzzle	196	(1)
Special content words	197	(1)
Chapter words in a paragraph	198	(1)
Gaining word power on the internet	198	(1)
Fun with words	198	(1)
Analogies	199	(1)
Multiple-choice vocabulary test	200	(7)
Chapter true/false test	207	(1)
Scoring of tests	208	(1)
Additional practice sets	209	(7)
Chpater 8
Lesson 19: biblio; cata; dia; epi; fer; fin; log, logo; pro	216	(8)
Lesson 20: cap, cep; derm, dermo; gnosi, gnosis; gyn, gyno; hypo; ped, pedo; ri, ridi, risi; temp, tempo, tempor; tox, toxo	224	(9)
Lesson 21: archae, archaeo; brevi; cede, ceed; chron, chrono; crypt, crypto; cycl, cyclo; duc; sequi; tain, ten, tent	233	(30)
Special content words	244	(1)
Chapter words in a paragraph	245	(1)
Gaining word power on the internet	245	(1)
Crossword puzzle	245	(2)
Fun with words	247	(1)
Analogies	248	(1)
Multiple-choice vocabulary test	249	(6)
Chapter true/false test	255	(2)
Scoring of tests	257	(1)
Additional practice sets	257	(6)
Chapter 9
Lesson 22: ambi; belli, bello; civ, civis; mega; pac, pax; polis; post; tend, tens, tent; voc, vox	263	(10)
Lesson 23: dorm; ego; err; hyper; luc, lum; nov; peri; philo; sist, sta; soph	273	(9)
Lesson 24: anima, animus; equi; feder, fid, fide; hypn, hypno; magna; miss, mitt; nasc, nat; pon, pos; pop	282	(28)
Special content words	291	(1)
Chapter words in a paragraph	292	(1)
Gaining word power on the internet	292	(1)
Crossword puzzle	293	(1)
Fun with words	294	(1)
Analogies	295	(1)
Multiple-choice vocabulary test	296	(7)
Chapter true/false test	303	(1)
Scoring of tests	304	(1)
Additional practice sets	304	(6)
Glossary	310	(24)
Answer Key	334