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for the Wise: A Vocabulary Primer for the Precise Professional
By Kim Kerrigan and Steven R. Wells
Paperback, 56 pages, July 2002
Corporate Classrooms Inc.
7" x 8.5", ISBN
0-9722250-21
Kim and Steve know the power of a broad and vigorous
vocabulary and what it can do to enrich one’s professional life. Words for
the Wise not only addresses word pairs that have often confused professional
people; it provides clear and simple-to-grasp definitions of these words and
vivid examples of using these words properly in context.
Retail Price $11.95
Table of Contents
Introduction
About This Book
A
ABERRANT, ABHORRENT
AGGRAVATE, IRRITATE
ALLUSION, ILLUSION, ELUSION
ALTERNATE, ALTERNATIVE
APPRISE, APPRAISE
AMBIGUOUS, AMBIVALENT
AMISS, REMISS
AMONG, BETWEEN
ANXIOUS, EAGER
ARROGANT, POMPOUS, CONDESCENDING
ASCRIBE, PRESCRIBE, PROSCRIBE
ASSURE, ENSURE, INSURE
B
BESIDE, BESIDES
BIANNUAL, BIENNIAL
BRASH, BRAZEN
C
CAN, MAY
COMBATIVE, CONFRONTATIONAL
COMPLIMENT, COMPLEMENT
COMPOSE, COMPRISE
COMPRESS, CONDENSE
CONNOTATION, DENOTATION
CONTINUAL, CONTINUOUS
CREDIBLE, CREDULOUS, CREDITABLE
D
DISINTERESTED, UNINTERESTED
DISCREET, DISCRETE
E
ELICIT, ILLICIT
ENERGIZE, ENERVATE
EPIDEMIC, ENDEMIC
EMIGRATE, IMMIGRATE
EXPECT, ANTICIPATE
F
FAMOUS, INFAMOUS, NOTORIOUS
FEWER, LESS
FLAUNT, FLOUT
FOLLY, FOIBLE
FORMULATE, FORMALIZE
FOUNDER, FLOUNDER
FURTHER, FARTHER
G
GENTLE, GENTEEL
H
HISTORIC, HISTORICAL
HUNG, HANGED
I
IMMINENT, EMINENT
IMPLY, INFER
IMPRUDENT, IMPUDENT
INTEND, PROPOSE
INTIMATE, INTIMIDATE
L
LIABLE, LIKELY, APT
LIKE, AS
M
MODIFY, MOLLIFY
MORAL, IMMORAL, AMORAL
N
NAUSEA, NAUSEATE, NAUSEOUS
NEBULOUS, NEFARIOUS
O
OPPORTUNE, OPPORTUNISTIC
OSSIFY, OSCILLATE
P
PERSONAL, PERSONABLE
POIGNANT, POINTED
PRACTICAL, PRACTICABLE
PROTÉGÉ, PRODIGY, PROGENY
R
RECANT, RECOUNT
RECOLLECT, REMEMBER
REFINISH, REFURBISH
REGIMEN, REGIMENT
REGRESS, EGRESS
RELEVANT, RELATIVE
RENOVATE, REHABILITATE
REPEL, REPULSE
RESPECTIVELY, RESPECTFULLY
RETICENT, RELUCTANT
S
SAME, SIMILAR
T
TRANSPARENT, TRANSLUCENT
TRUTH, VERACITY
TURGID, TURBID
W
WHICH, THAT
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