Word Smart, 5th Edition (Smart Guides) 聪明词汇 英文原版

图书标准信息

• 作者 Princeton Review（普林斯顿评论） 著
• 出版社 Princeton Review
• 出版时间 2012-07
• 版次 5
• ISBN 9780307945020
• 定价 102.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 400页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Smart Guides

【内容简介】

Letyourvocabularyspeakforitself.

Knowingwhichwordstouseandhowtousethemiskeytocommunicatingaccuratelyandeffectively.That’swhymorethanonemillionpeoplehaveused　WordSmarttoimprovetheirvocabularies!Thisupdated5theditiondefinesandexplainsmorethan1,400need-to-knowvocabularywords.

Tocreatethisbook,thePrincetonReviewanalyzednewspapersfromthe　NewYorkTimestothe　WallStreetJournal,magazinesfrom　Timeto　ScientificAmerican,andbooksfromcurrentbestsellerstoclassics.WealsocombedthroughtheSATandotherstandardizedteststodeterminewhichwordsaretestedmostfrequently.Wesiftedoutthewordsthatmostpeopleknow,andfocusedonwordsthatmostpeoplemisunderstandormisuse.　

Thisupdatededitionof　WordSmartgivesyouthemostimportantwordsyouneedtoknowtogetbettergrades,scorehigherontests,andcommunicatemoreconfidentlyatwork.

WORDSMART,5thEDITIONincludemorethan1,400wordscovering:
*Commonusageerrors　
*Themostfrequentlytestedwordsonstandardizedtests　
*Foreignphrasesandabbreviations　
*Termsyouneedtoknowtounderstandfinance,science,andthearts

【作者简介】

ThePrincetonReview(TPR)isanAmerican-basedstandardizedtestpreparationandadmissionsconsultingcompany.ThePrincetonReviewoperatesin41statesand22countriesacrosstheglobe.ItofferstestpreparationforstandardizedaptitudetestssuchastheSATandadviceregardingcollegeadmissions,andpublishesbookswithRandomHouse.Approximately70%ofthecompany'srevenuecomesfromtestpreparation.Thecompanywasfoundedin1981byJohnKatzman,aftergraduatingfromPrincetonUniversity,andwasoriginallybasedinNewYorkCity.ItmovedtoandisnowbasedinFramingham,Massachusettsin2008/2009coincidingwithJohnKatzman'ssteppingdownasCEOinSeptember2008afterasix-monthsabbatical.ItisnotaffiliatedwithPrincetonUniversityortheEducationalTestingService.