All about Words

Two language experts map your way to greater vocabulary power via history, folklore and anecdote, as they tell All About Words - how they, began, how they developed and exactly what they mean. Here's an exhilarating, easy way to learn a Word and never forget it! with games, puzzles, exercise and a whole battery of challenging tests.""The authors of this book address themselves partly to people who are fascinated by such delving into the ancestry of Words. But they also address themselves to those who wish to enlarge their vocabulary and more narrowly, to those who face examinations that include vocabulary questions. A ll such readers will find the book of value and they will probably have as much fun reading it as the authors had writing it.""