Vocabulary for the College-Bound Student

Vocabulary for the College-Bound Student

The aim of the updated and enlarged edition is to help high school students build a superior vocabulary and use it effectively.

A few of the aspects covered are:

Learning new words from context
Building vocabulary through central ideas
Words derived from Greek
Words derived from Latin
Words from classical mythology and history
Anglo-Saxon vocabulary
French words in English
Italian words in English
Spanish words in English
Expanding vocabulary through derivatives
Sample vocabulary questions in Pre-college tests such as the PSAT/NMSQT and SAT