30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary

30 Days...is pretty interesting. Some of the vocabulary has changed definitions over the years (for instance, chauvinistic no longer means obsessive love of your country. And I don't think schizophrenia has ever meant multiple personality disorder (now dissociative identity disorder); that's one of those Hollywood things). But it's pretty engaging for a book on vocabulary.

Some of the words this book teaches have had changes in meaning since it was first published, some others are just dated in general. Regardless, I would say that at least 95% of the material is very useful. I used this book in high school and many of the words I learned from it are still part of my daily vocabulary.

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"In just 30 days you will learn --
How to make words your slaves
How to add words to your vocabulary while you are at the movies, listening to the radio, or reading
How to find the words to sell your ideas
How to use words to impress others without being a show-off
How to find the right words to say exactly what you mean
How to avoid the embarrassment of misusing or mispronouncing words
How to become a lively conversationalist
How to increase your language power quickly with some simple ""roots""
How to check on your progress daily with 30 challenging tests
Plus -- Complete index to New Words and Pronunciation Key"

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