SAT Vocabulary for Dummies 傻瓜书-SAT考试词汇
出版时间:
2003-09
版次:
1
ISBN:
9780764525469
定价:
198.50
装帧:
平装
开本:
16开
纸张:
胶版纸
页数:
384页
正文语种:
英语
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Unfortunately,moststudentsdon'thavethewealthofwordsorthevolumeofvocabularythatenablethemtogettopscoresontheSATI(thetestthatmostpeoplecalltheSAT).Thefactthatyoudon'thaveanSATvocabularyisn'tduetoalackofintelligence,it'sduetothefactthatalmosteveryonespeaksusingconcisesentencesthatgettothepoint,ratherthanbelaborit.Everyonebeginswithadifferentlevelofvocabulary.Youmayalreadyknowhalfofthewordshereoryoumayonlyknowafew.Regardlessofhowstrongorweakyourvocabularycurrentlyis,SATVocabularyForDummieswillhelpyoubuildyourvocabularyandboostyourtestscores.SATVocabularyForDummiesfocusesexclusivelyonthevocabularyyouneedtoknowtogetagoodverbalscoreontheSAT.Inthisfunandeasy--to--understandguide,test--prepguruSuzeeVlkprovidesyouwithareliablewaytoincreaseyourvocabularyandscores.Unlikemostvocabularybooks,whichprovidelong,boring,alphabeticallistsofwords,thisgroundbreakingguideorganizesvocabularyintoeasy--to--remembercategories(suchaspersonalappearance,intelligence,ormoney).Thisbookalso:FocusesonhotSATwordsthe500orsothatturnupagainandagainontheexamsIllustratesthemeaningofwordsbyplacingtheminthecontextofasentenceusuallythroughhumorousstoriesDeliverslotsofpracticaltipsandtoolsforrememberingtoughwordsGivesthelowdownonrootsListsantonymsandsynonymsandshowswaystoincreasecomprehensionusingcontextContainspracticequestionswithanswerexplanationsPackedwithtips,tricks,stories,andjokesthatwillhelpbuildyourvocabulary,SATVocabularyForDummiesisapainlesswaytogetahandleonthewordsthatyouneedtomasterbeforeyoutaketheSAT. SuzeeVlkhasbeenteachingtestpreparationformorethan25years.SheistheauthorofForDummiesguidestotheSATI,ACT,GRE,andGMATtests. Introduction.
Part I: Hardwiring Words into Your Brain.
Chapter 1: Mastering Test Vocabulary.
Chapter 2: Digging Out Meaning: Prefixes, Roots, andSuffixes.
Part II: Groups and Troops: Essential Vocabulary by Category.
Chapter 3: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Words about PersonalAppearance.
Chapter 4: For Richer or for Poorer: Words about Money.
Chapter 5: Look Who's Talking: Words about Speaking.
Chapter 6: Never Trust Anyone Over Thirty: Words about Age.
Chapter 7: Hip, Hip, Hurray! Words of Praise and Criticism.
Chapter 8: It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times:Words of Joy and Sorrow.
Chapter 9: When Your IQ Is a Fraction: Words aboutIntelligence.
Chapter 10: Couch Potatoes Need Love, Too: Words of Energy andLaziness.
Chapter 11: I'm Not Always Right, But I'm Never Wrong: Words aboutStubbornness.
Chapter 12: Classy Chat: Impressive Words for ImpressiveScores.
Part III: Story Time: Finding Meaning in Context.
Chapter 13: Donna and Larry's Big Adventure.
Chapter 14: All President and Accounted For.
Chapter 15: Attack of the Killer SAT Book.
Chapter 16: Report Card Jitters.
Chapter 17: The Boy Who Barfed on Me.
Chapter 18: King of the (Tongue) Studs.
Chapter 19: The Girl Who Yelled, "You Stink!".
Chapter 20: Banned from the Bash.
Chapter 21: Kid Klepto, the Boy Who Robbed Me Blind.
Chapter 22: A Jewel of a House.
Part IV: Putting You to the (Practice) Tests.
Chapter 23: Practice Test #1.
Chapter 24: Practice Test #2.
Chapter 25: Practice Test #3.
Chapter 26: Practice Test #4.
Chapter 27: Genius Test. Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 28: Ten Ways to Put a Good Vocabulary to Use in the RealWorld.
Chapter 29: Ten Great Quotes about Words.
Chapter 30: Ten Ways to Master Words When English Is a ForeignTongue.
Appendix A: Additional Resources.
Appendix B: Glossary.
Index.
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内容简介:
Unfortunately,moststudentsdon'thavethewealthofwordsorthevolumeofvocabularythatenablethemtogettopscoresontheSATI(thetestthatmostpeoplecalltheSAT).Thefactthatyoudon'thaveanSATvocabularyisn'tduetoalackofintelligence,it'sduetothefactthatalmosteveryonespeaksusingconcisesentencesthatgettothepoint,ratherthanbelaborit.Everyonebeginswithadifferentlevelofvocabulary.Youmayalreadyknowhalfofthewordshereoryoumayonlyknowafew.Regardlessofhowstrongorweakyourvocabularycurrentlyis,SATVocabularyForDummieswillhelpyoubuildyourvocabularyandboostyourtestscores.SATVocabularyForDummiesfocusesexclusivelyonthevocabularyyouneedtoknowtogetagoodverbalscoreontheSAT.Inthisfunandeasy--to--understandguide,test--prepguruSuzeeVlkprovidesyouwithareliablewaytoincreaseyourvocabularyandscores.Unlikemostvocabularybooks,whichprovidelong,boring,alphabeticallistsofwords,thisgroundbreakingguideorganizesvocabularyintoeasy--to--remembercategories(suchaspersonalappearance,intelligence,ormoney).Thisbookalso:FocusesonhotSATwordsthe500orsothatturnupagainandagainontheexamsIllustratesthemeaningofwordsbyplacingtheminthecontextofasentenceusuallythroughhumorousstoriesDeliverslotsofpracticaltipsandtoolsforrememberingtoughwordsGivesthelowdownonrootsListsantonymsandsynonymsandshowswaystoincreasecomprehensionusingcontextContainspracticequestionswithanswerexplanationsPackedwithtips,tricks,stories,andjokesthatwillhelpbuildyourvocabulary,SATVocabularyForDummiesisapainlesswaytogetahandleonthewordsthatyouneedtomasterbeforeyoutaketheSAT.
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作者简介:
SuzeeVlkhasbeenteachingtestpreparationformorethan25years.SheistheauthorofForDummiesguidestotheSATI,ACT,GRE,andGMATtests.
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目录:
Introduction.
Part I: Hardwiring Words into Your Brain.
Chapter 1: Mastering Test Vocabulary.
Chapter 2: Digging Out Meaning: Prefixes, Roots, andSuffixes.
Part II: Groups and Troops: Essential Vocabulary by Category.
Chapter 3: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Words about PersonalAppearance.
Chapter 4: For Richer or for Poorer: Words about Money.
Chapter 5: Look Who's Talking: Words about Speaking.
Chapter 6: Never Trust Anyone Over Thirty: Words about Age.
Chapter 7: Hip, Hip, Hurray! Words of Praise and Criticism.
Chapter 8: It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times:Words of Joy and Sorrow.
Chapter 9: When Your IQ Is a Fraction: Words aboutIntelligence.
Chapter 10: Couch Potatoes Need Love, Too: Words of Energy andLaziness.
Chapter 11: I'm Not Always Right, But I'm Never Wrong: Words aboutStubbornness.
Chapter 12: Classy Chat: Impressive Words for ImpressiveScores.
Part III: Story Time: Finding Meaning in Context.
Chapter 13: Donna and Larry's Big Adventure.
Chapter 14: All President and Accounted For.
Chapter 15: Attack of the Killer SAT Book.
Chapter 16: Report Card Jitters.
Chapter 17: The Boy Who Barfed on Me.
Chapter 18: King of the (Tongue) Studs.
Chapter 19: The Girl Who Yelled, "You Stink!".
Chapter 20: Banned from the Bash.
Chapter 21: Kid Klepto, the Boy Who Robbed Me Blind.
Chapter 22: A Jewel of a House.
Part IV: Putting You to the (Practice) Tests.
Chapter 23: Practice Test #1.
Chapter 24: Practice Test #2.
Chapter 25: Practice Test #3.
Chapter 26: Practice Test #4.
Chapter 27: Genius Test. Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 28: Ten Ways to Put a Good Vocabulary to Use in the RealWorld.
Chapter 29: Ten Great Quotes about Words.
Chapter 30: Ten Ways to Master Words When English Is a ForeignTongue.
Appendix A: Additional Resources.
Appendix B: Glossary.
Index.
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