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100 Words Every Word Lover Should Know (100 Words) | 
 enlarge | Creator: Editors Of The American Heritage Dictionaries
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 30888
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Pages: 96
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Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 4.4 x 0.4
ISBN: 0618551468
Dewey Decimal Number: 422
EAN: 9780618551460
ASIN: 0618551468
Publication Date: April 13, 2005
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Product Description
The newest title in the popular 100 Words series, 100 Words Every Word Lover Should Know is the perfect book for people who enjoy reading about words that have absorbing histories, intriguing coinages, surprising but useful meanings, or have been used by famous writers throughout the history of English.
Many of these 100 words are accompanied by notes that explain in detail the path the word has undertaken in its journey to its current meaning, providing useful etymological information about how the usage of a word develops over time. Additionally, 100 Words Every Word Lover Should Know features scores of quotations from classical and contemporary authors, from Henry James and Jane Austen to Sylvia Plath and William Golding, Douglas Coupland and Donna Tartt.
A great gift for anyone who appreciates the beauty, history, and depth of the English language, 100 Words Every Word Lover Should Know will appeal to all who are avid readers and take pride in a vibrant, active vocabulary.
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 A great list with a couple of oddities July 4, 2008
44 out of 95 found this review helpful
Admittedly, I am a word freak. Because I fear losing words, I bought this little book as a refresher. A mistake: There are fourteen words I did not know and two that drew less than satisfactory definitions from my mind. Now should I really admit this to the public after claiming I love words? Absolutely, an honest wordaholic is the only kind with respect.
Gravamen
Nope, could not define, but can now: "the part of a legal charge that weighs most substantially against the accused."
Nictitate
"To wink. Used especially in connection with birds...a transparent eyelid that closes to protect and moisten the eye."
Sesquipedalian
"Given to or characterized by the use of long words."
Ex., "the sesquipedalian prose of scientific journals."
Gemutlichkeit
"Warm friendliness, amicability."
Derived from the German "congenial" and "spirit or feelings"
I thought I knew gravamen, but could not adequately define the word, so it is one of the 16. The other one--not a clue, although "sesqui" is 16, and "ped" is foot, so 16 feet, but that did not take me any further.
I am keeping "100 Words" in an advantageous spot to pick up and review the old words and learn the new. Even though I am not given to using sesquipedalian words in daily speech, I can locate it in a sentence and will try to do so soon. Otherwise, I am just nictitating the reason for learning them. If taken to a jury, I would suffer the gravamen of negligent use. Even so, the judge and jury might exhibit gemutlichkeit toward me, but such an act will change nothing and I will begin spewing glossolalia toward them and the audience in defiance.
So much for time off for good behavior! I am behind before I even begin! Bon mot! That pretty much means Word up!
This is Fun February 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I enjoy this book. I just place it somewhere where one of us (my family) might sit down to relax, and it's fun to pick up and page through. Often I learn a new word -- or a more accurate definition/new usage for a word I already use.
It's inexpensive fun.
 100 Words Every Word Lover Knows October 17, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Word lovers know or should know almost every word in this book. It's really a book for people who don't love words but think they want to. The format is good and the price is right. Maybe it's a good stocking stuffer for a young person who likes to read and write.
 100 Words September 26, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Some words are wonderful to know. Others are once-in-a-lifetime kind of words and they should not really be included as one of the 100 words. And some of the examples they use by quoting actual text from old writings do not make these words any more useful in the modern context. Over all, not very useful.
 A Great Little Book...... January 26, 2007
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I love words. There are so many ways in the English language to convey thoughts, emotions, opinions and allegories. I love using new words and whenever I come across a newly discovered term, I do my best to retain and reuse. This book is great because it lists the word, shows how to pronounce it, provides the definition and uses the word in lucid contexts. The price of this book is rather cheap, but the quality is not. Great to build or reinforce a wonderful vocabulary.
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