Word Workout, Charles Harrington Elster
Word Workout, Charles Harrington Elster
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Word Workout
Building a Muscular Vocabulary in 10 Easy Steps

Author: Charles Harrington Elster

Narrator: Charles Harrington Elster

Unabridged: 20 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/02/2014


Synopsis

Word Workout is a practical audiobook for building vocabulary - a graduated program featuring thousands of words that begins with those known by most college graduates and ascends to words known only by the most educated, intelligent, and well-read adults. This workout is a comprehensive program, chock-full of information about synonyms, antonyms, and word origins, and replete with advice on proper usage and pronunciation. There are also creative review quizzes at each step of the way to measure your progress and reinforce learning. Unlike other vocabulary books, Word Workout provides a complete learning experience with clear explanations and surefire methods to retain new knowledge. Far more than a cram session for a standardized test, this book is designed as a lifetime vocabulary builder, featuring words used by the top tier of literate Americans, laid out in 10 accessible chapters designed for anyone who is looking for some serious verbal exercise.

From "avowal" to "proselytize", from "demagogue" to "mendicant", Charles Harrington Elster has carefully picked the words you need to know, and given you an easy, fast, and fail-safe way to learn and remember them.

About Charles Harrington Elster

Charles Harrington Elster is a nationally recognized authority on language. He is the orthoepist for Wordnik.com and the author of Verbal Advantage and many other books. His articles have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Boston Globe, and The Wall Street Journal. He lives in San Diego, California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lucas on May 21, 2017

If there is a six stars category, this book - Word Workout - by Charles Harrington Elster will get that vote from me! His book is that good and well written for learning and absorbing new words. Definitely worth its weight in Gold. I have both the kindle and audio version of this title, keeping them......more

Goodreads review by Alexandra on July 04, 2020

I really enjoyed many words and the origins. Unfortunately now I know there's a word for what I want to say but I can't find that word because it's difficult to find words via definitions. :(......more

Goodreads review by Declan on October 18, 2023

Great book. No nonsense with a moderate amount of tasteful asides.......more

Goodreads review by Kursad Albayraktaroglu on July 16, 2020

Reading this book felt like an arduous journey at times, but one with fascinating revelations after every other step. In addition to learning literally hundreds of words that I have never heard before, I was able to learn about the etymologies and correct usage of many words that I thought I knew.......more

Goodreads review by Debbie on February 29, 2016

Well worth it, if you are into reading reference books--which I have always loved to do.......more