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9781567650402

Three Dimensions of Vocabulary Growth

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    9781567650402

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    1567650406

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1998-06-01
  • Publisher: Amsco School Pubns Inc

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Teaches students how to learn from words, not just about them. Explains word origins and teaches word formation.

Table of Contents

Dimension One
Part One The Romance of Words
holocaust / chagrin / vacillate / catharsis / ennui / caveat / caprice / palliate / assuage / axiom
3(6)
foible / fortnight / ecdysiast / grotesque / fickle / fulminate / dotage / expurgate / specious / ostracize
9(6)
turgid / calumniate / chimera / nirvana / avuncular / alpha and omega / nebulous / bane / imprecation / frenetic
15(7)
cenotaph / unctuous / vicissitude / titillate / moribund / badinage / sesquipedalian / extirpate / apotheosis / swastika
22(7)
Review of Lessons 1-4
apocalypse / inimical / vagary / austere / parochial / demagogue / truckle / torpor / licentious / charisma
29(6)
vestige / peremptory / audacious / monolithic / obelisk / akimbo / cursory / eponym / penchant / asinine
35(6)
penury / explicate / obfuscate / excoriate / impugn / cozen / emulate / obtuse / adamant / virulent
41(7)
exurbs / exult / euphemism / flatulent / facade / euphoria / expatiate / heinous / exigency / exculpate
48(8)
Review of Lessons 1-8
anachronism / poltergeist / histrionic / bellwether / banal / exude / catholic / pontiff / brogue / idiosyncracy
56(7)
aegis / coruscate / quintessence / nepotism / rue / ephemeral / sub rosa / recondite / pogrom / poignant
63(6)
carouse / pastiche / acrimony / bifurcate / spurious / asperity / sycophant / clairvoyant / carnal / anthology
69(7)
harass / mordant / debilitate / manifest / decadent / vicarious / trepidation / melee / implacable / nexus
76(9)
Review of Lessons 1-12
contumacy / convivial / indomitable / millennium / emasculate / digress / kaleidoscope / jargon / humor / aberrant
85(6)
animosity / antemeridian / ecumenical / travail / pernicious / nostrum / epitaph / feckless / splenetic / pusillanimous
91(7)
venial / officious / droll / altruism / machination / tsunami / attrition / vitiate / cenotaph / inveterate
98(6)
gambit / caldron / tyro / dissipate / deprecate / attenuate / accolade / supplicate / maelstrom / myriad
104(11)
Review of Lessons 1-16
Dimension One
Part Two Words from Proper Nouns
Janus-faced / milquetoast / jabberwock / Shangri-la / Lothario / braggadocio / lethargy / bacchanalia / pyrrhic victory / chauvinism
115(7)
Babbitt / malaprop / pandemonium / spoonerism / philistine / sadistic / Panglossian / martinet / cross or pass the Rubicon / Machiavellian
122(7)
benedict / nemesis / serendipity / charlatan / quisling / nirvana / Hobson's choice / Armageddon / gerrymander / macabre
129(6)
mnemonics / billingsgate / cupidity / guillotine / pander / tenebrous / plutocracy / gorgon / limbo / procrustean
135(7)
marathon / stygian / tawdry / calliope / apochrypha / Byzantine / mesmerize / Halloween / vandal / bowdlerize
142(9)
Review of Lessons 1-5
protean / Cassandra / maudlin / Parthian shot / argonaut / Utopia / tantalize / Pharisee / quixotic / roentgen
151(7)
myrmidon / peripatetic / narcissism / tarantella / panacea / stentorian / Sisyphean / Sword of Damocles / bedlam / Pandora's box
158(7)
philippic / draconian / rodomontade / epicure / Pollyanna / caesarian section / sybarite / shylock / somniloquy / Lilliputian
165(7)
hades / jacquard / odyssey / gargantuan / stoicism / herculean / Kafkaesque / halcyon / mercurial / Junoesque
172(7)
Achilles' heel / titan / galvanize / flora and fauna / euthanasia / boycott / laconic / colossus / solecism / babble
179(14)
Review of Lessons 1-10
Dimension Two
Part One Word Families
autos: autobiography / autograft / autogamy / automat / autonomic / autopsy / autonomous / automaton
193(5)
a, an: anodyne / anesthesia / anarchy / achromatic / agnostic / atheism / anonymous / atrophy / anomaly
198(5)
patheia: apathy / pathology / osteopath / hydropathy / psychopath / pathos / antipathy / empathy / telepathy
203(5)
genos: autogenous / genesis / genocide / congenital / eugenics / heterogeneous / homogeneous / pathogen / primogeniture / indigenous / psychogenic / genealogy / hallucinogen
208(6)
anthropos, andros: anthropocentric / android / misanthropist / philanthropist / anthropomorphic / philander / polyandry / anthropoid / anthropology
214(7)
Review of Lessons 1-5
archon, kratos: hierarchy / autocracy / aristocracy / monarchy / patriarchy / theocracy / democracy / gynocracy / plutocracy / oligarchy
221(5)
psyche: psychedelic / psychiatry / psychic / psychokinesis / psychodrama / psychosomatic / psychogenic / psychosis
226(4)
pan: panegyric / panacea / panchromatic / pandemic / panorama / pantheism / pantology / panophobia / panoply / pantheon
230(5)
philos: audiophile / phylogynist / hemophiliac / thermophile / bibliophile / philately / philodendron
235(4)
loqui: loquacious / circumlocution / somniloquent / ventriloquist / soliloquy / colloquy / elocution / eloquence / grandiloquent
239(4)
eu: euthenics / euphemism / eulogy / eurhythmic / eutrophic / eupepsia / euphoria / euphony
243(7)
Review of Lessons 6-11
phone: aphonic / hydrophone / megaphone / cacophony / xylophone / phonics / polyphony
250(4)
graphein: bibliography / orthography / cacography / calligraphy / graffiti / topography / cartography / seismograph / lexicographer / pornography / demography / epigraphy
254(5)
logos: chronology / paleontology / petrology / tautology / ornithology / cosmology / necrology / ichthyology / ethnology / etymology
259(4)
specere: perspicacious / perspicuous / specious / auspicious / aspect / introspection / prospectus / retrospect / specter / spectrum
263(10)
Review of Lessons 11-15
Dimension Two
Part Two Prefixes
anti, ante: antibiotic / antipathy / antidote / antiphony / antiseptic / antithesis / anti-Semite / anticlimax / antichrist / antebellum / antechamber / antecedent / antediluvian / antemeridian / antemortem / antependium / anterior / antedate
273(4)
circum: circumambulate / circumlocution / circumvent / circumspect / circumscribe / circumlunar / circumference / circumfluous / circumsolar / circa
277(3)
pre: preeminent / precocious / precursor / predilection / prenatal / preempt / preclude / prescient / prelude / premonition
280(3)
post: postbellum / postmeridian / posthumous / postnuptial / postscript / postmortem / postdiluvian / postlude / posthaste / posterior
283(3)
counter, contra: counterpart / counterproductive / countervail / counterclaim / counterculture / counterclockwise / counterweight / countermeasure / countersign / contraception / contradict / contradistinguish / contraindicate / contrariwise / contravene / contraclockwise / contraband / contralateral
286(4)
Review of Lessons 1-5
trans: transcend / transgress / transfuse / transient / transmute / translucent / transpose / transplant / transfix / transcribe
290(3)
retro, pro: retrogress / retroflex / retrospect / retroversion / retrocede / retrospective / retrograde / retroactive / retrorocket / retrofire / procrastinate / procreate / prophet / profusion / progenitor / prognosticate / prospectus / proscribe / proponent / propensity
293(4)
intra: intradermal / intrastate / intravenous / intrauterine / intrascholastic / intrapersonal / intravascular / intracranial / intramuscular / intramural
297(3)
extra, hyper: extravert / extramarital / extracurricular / extramural / extrasensory / extralegal / extragalactic / extraterrestrial / extrapolate / extraneous / hyperactive / hyperglycemia / hyperbaric / hyperextend / hyperbole / hypertrophy / hyperkinetic / hyperventilate / hypersensitive / hyperthermia
300(4)
bene, male: benefactor / benediction / benignant / benign / beneficial / benevolent / beneficient / beneficiary / malefactor / malevolent / malaise / malapropism / malice / malediction / maladroit / malfeasance / malignant / malign / malinger
304(7)
Review of Lessons 1-10
Dimension Two
Part Three Number and Amount Prefixes
uni / mono / du / bi / tri
311(3)
quar / quad / quint / sex / sept / octa
314(2)
novum / deca / deci / cent / mille / kilo
316(2)
multi / poly / omni / pan / semi
318(7)
Review of Lessons 1-4
Dimension Three
Part One Foreign Words and Phrases
dos a dos / de trop / mal de mer / accouchement / table d'hote / Zeitgeist / decolletage / vichyssoise / in loco parentis / vis a vis
325(4)
de rigueur / sine qua non / la dolce vita / hors d'oeuvres / Dominus vobiscum / joie de vivre / concierge / bourgeoisie / noblesse oblige / charge d'affaires / diva
329(4)
rapprochement / requiescat in pace / entre nous / carte blanche / anno Domini / cause celebre / non pareil / lettre de cachet / a priori / a posteriori
333(4)
avant-garde / billet doux / carpe diem / prix fixe / alfresco / ad nauseam / bon mot / au jus / bete noire / sub rosa
337(4)
bon vivant / bonsai / borscht / paparazzi / nota bene / inamorato / maven / objet d'art / declasse / caveat emptor
341(5)
Review of Lessons 1-5
dishabille / bona fide / outre / savoir faire / ersatz / raison d'etre / melange / mea culpa / fait accompli / faux pas
346(3)
imprimatur / nouvelle cuisine / quid pro quo / sotto voce / sobriquet / non sequitur / nosh / nolo contendere / metier / klutz
349(4)
nouveau riche / forte / deja vu / ex cathedra / tout de suite / tour de force / cul-de-sac / tout le monde / tabula rasa / haute cuisine
353(4)
beau monde / mot juste / double entendre / au gratin / habitue / angst / demitasse / cloture / cafe au lait / croupier
357(4)
cogito ergo sum / bodega / a la carte / nom de plume / detente / du jour / pro bono publico / femme fatale / enfant terrible / esprit de corps
361(10)
Review of Lessons 6-10
Dimension Three
Part Two Medical Specialties
oncologist / nephrologist / hematologist / urologist / podiatrist / chiropractor / endodontist / orthodontist / dermatologist / otorhinolaryngologist
371(4)
periodontist / cardiologist / endocrinologist / cryosurgeon / orthopedist / gynecologist / anesthesiologist / ophthalmologist / osteopath / geriatrician
375(4)
maxillofacial surgeon / prosthodontist / obstetrician / pediatrician / gastroenterologist / epidemiologist / neurosurgeon / radiologist / psychoanalyst / optometrist
379(5)
apnea / carcinogen / cirrhosis / embolism / metastisis / tachycardia / hyperglycemia / rhinoplasty / renal / -ectomy / -otomy
384(5)
rheumatic fever / melanoma / arthritis / pulmonary / mammogram / glaucoma / cataract / cardiovascular / anorexia / bulimia
389(5)
holistic medicine / anemia / liposuction / arthroscopic surgery / migraine / muscular dystrophy / phlebotomy / laryngitis / hepatitis / mastectomy
394(11)
Review of Lessons 1-6
Dimension Three
Part Three Special Terms and Words Forms
euphemisms: previously owned car / cadaver / demise / inebriated / full-figured / underachiever / senior citizen
405(4)
oxymorons: holy war / real potential / unbiased opinion / original copies / open secret / nondairy cream / qualified success
409(4)
acronyms: Madd / Unicef / Radar / Cobol / Aids / Salt / Hud / Awol / Nasa / Zip / Vista
413(5)
neologisms and portmanteau words: bells and whistles / nanosecond / cyborg / bus / Internet / virus / byte / bit / hung / LEM / lox / chortle / motel / chunnel / smog / comex / slithy / brunch / hobol
418

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