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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 378.1662 EAN: 9780764136320 Edition: 3 ISBN: 0764136321 Label: Barron's Educational Series Manufacturer: Barron's Educational Series Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: June 08, 2007 Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Studio: Barron's Educational Series Accessories: Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Great concept, useful toolI am a mom with a 10 year old who is begging to study SAT words. (Don't ask why...she just really wants to learn them) I saw this book being used by the 10th graders at the local private school and I was very impressed. The organization of words into groups with similar meanings is fabulous. It really helps you to talk about those "shades of meaning" that you get with different word choices. Of course, these are not the most difficult of the SAT words, but I think it is perfect for the average ... Read More Rating:  - Popular Book, Reliable Concept, Some MistakesI am a full time SAT tutor and have almost all my students study this book. It is perhaps the most popular book of its kind, and for good reason-- Carnevale's effective approach to acquiring new SAT words. She presents words by theme. For example, the first chapter's theme, Cat Got Your Tongue? presents "Words Relating to Using Few Words or Being Quiet." They are: brevity, concise, laconic, pithy, quiescent, reticent, succinct, taciturn, and terse. I find that studying words in categories, as presented ... Read More Rating: - Good book for basic SAT vocabulary...I purchased this book for an exchange student that we are hosting. His English teacher recommended it. This book is good for basic vocabulary and spelling. Its strait forward and serves it's purpose. Rating: - Brief but suitable for international studentsI am an international student who just arrived America two months ago but still need to take SAT tests. It is very hard for me at first because my vocabulary bank is not broad enough to deal with the critical reading section. I did poorly in the practice tests. However,after I had finished reading this book, everything changed. I knew a lot more vocabularies and I could understand the passages more clearly. Moreover, it was a good first step for me before I began studying more advanced vocabularies. However, ... Read More Rating: - Hot Words for the SATI received the order quickly and the book was in great condition. 
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