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 - AUDIO IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE BOOKThe CD and MP3 download are nothing like what you see in the book. Instead of being divided into three sections: words you should know, harder words you should know, and really really hard words, it is divided into five sections: Word Roots, Words You Think You Know But Don't, Non-English English Words, Cultural Words, Similar Sounding Words, and Review. "Presently" is alleged NOT (their emphasis) to mean at the present, but only in the near future. THIS IS WRONG! Some of the definitions are wrong. It is not worth 7 dollars. Rating:  - Perfect for epanding your vocabulary - at any ageI wasn't sure what the first two reviews were talking about until I realized they were writing out the audio version of this title. Perhaps they're right about the CDs, but for this book, I would recommend it for those in high school, college and beyond. It's a fun, effective read and it's bound to get those less excited about learning new words on their own, to actually do so with enjoyment. What more could you want from a book? Those who tend to be overly bright may prefer those books that deal strictly with word and meaning or root origins, but for the rest of us, this is a refreshing change from those boring altenatives. Rating: - this CD is, was, and will forever be horribleid have given this a 0, but 1 is the lowest, so i had to. Basically this CD is for someone trying to learn useless words, not in the sense that any of them are complicated, but truly useless words that you will never use. I can truly say that I hated this product, a surprise because it comes from such a respected company. Don't waste your money on this product like I did. Rating: - Not worth it!I bought this to study for the GRE. The CD's are really short and I already knew 90% of the words. This might help you if you were having a hard time trying to get a 500 - Rating: - Excellent for the GREI would recommend buying this book over "Word Smart II" for building your vocabulary. I'm taking the GRE exam soon and this is the text I'm using to study my vocabulary. It has three sections each slightly more difficult than the last. I would recommend starting in the second section if you already have a fairly good vocabulary. Maybe go back through the first section and pick up any words you may not know. In association with Amazon.com | |