1500 Words in 15 Minutes a Day: A Year-Long Plan to Learn 28 Words a Week

  • 8h 12m
  • Ceil Cleveland
  • McGraw-Hill
  • 2005

Whether you're studying for school, preparing a business presentation, or mingling at a cocktail party, your mastery of words is essential to your overall success. 1,500 Words in 15 Minutes a Day is the ultimate crash course in vocabulary building-a comprehensive day-by-day, week-by-week program that makes it easy to learn new words in the fastest time possible. The book's simple lesson plans are organized by related topics, highlighting common words used in business, politics, religion, and the arts. Each chapter includes clear definitions, pronunciations, and examples of usage, as well as self-quizzes and fascinating facts for a total learning experience.

This exciting year-long program will help you to:

  • SPEAK AND WRITE with total confidence
  • MASTER KEY WORDS AND TERMS that every professional should know
  • PREPARE YOURSELF for college or enhance your career
  • INCREASE YOUR KNOWLEDGE on a wide range of subjects
  • MEASURE YOUR PROGRESS with fill-in quizzes and a final review
  • BUILD AN IMPRESSIVE VOCABULARY

...in just fifteen minutes a day.

About the Author

Ceil Cleveland is a professor of English at New York University. She has also been vice president of university affairs at SUNY Stony Brook and Queens College of CUNY.

In this Book

  • Words for Discussing Art
  • Words for Discussing Architecture
  • Words for Discussing Music
  • Words for Discussing Philosophy
  • Words for Discussing Psychology
  • Words for Discussing Drama
  • Words for Discussing Literature
  • Words for Discussing Poetry
  • Words for Discussing Classical Mythology
  • Words for Discussing the Bible
  • Cool Words
  • Hot Words
  • Not Words
  • Weird Words
  • Surprising Words
  • Trick Words
  • Slick Words
  • Phobia Words
  • Empty Words
  • Words for Words
  • Foreign Words
  • Words That Fall Trippingly on the Tongue
  • Moving Words
  • Emotional Words
  • Tough Words
  • Fighting Words
  • Loving Words
  • Cross Words
  • Deceptive Words
  • Noisy Words
  • Quiet Words
  • Healthy Words
  • Sick Words
  • Edible Words
  • Amusing Words
  • Growing Words
  • Short Words
  • Long Words
  • Euphemistic Words
  • Golden Words
  • Legal Words
  • Dirty Words
  • Clean Words
  • News Words
  • Show-Off Words
  • Family Words
  • Sensitive Words
  • Impressive Words
  • Wise Words
  • Intemperate Words
  • Abused Words
  • Words on Words
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