SAT Vocabulary for Dummies 傻瓜书-SAT考试词汇

图书标准信息

• 作者 Suzee Vlk（苏西·沃尔克） 著
• 出版社 Wiley
• 出版时间 2003-09
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780764525469
• 定价 198.50元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 16开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 384页
• 正文语种 英语

【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.

【作者简介】

SuzeeVlkhasbeenteachingtestpreparationformorethan25years.SheistheauthorofForDummiesguidestotheSATI,ACT,GRE,andGMATtests.

【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.