Words you should know in high school: 1,000 essential words to build vocabulary, improve standardized test scores, and write successful papers

259 Pages·2005·1.72 MB·English

by  Burton Jay Nadler

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Justin Nadler is a member of the Pittsford Mendon (New York) High School Class of
2005. His academic strengths include history, sports marketing, art, and Spanish. Improve Standardized
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1,000 Essential Words to Build Vocabulary, Improve
Standardized Test Scores, and Write Successful Papers
Burton Jay Nadler, Jordan Nadler, and Justin Nadler
Adams Media
Avon, Massachusetts
Copyright ©2005 Burton Jay Nadler.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Nadler, Burton Jay
Words you should know in high school /
Burton Jay Nadler, Jordan Nadler, and Justin Nadler.
p. cm.
ISBN 1-59337-294-9
1. Vocabulary. 2. High school students—Language.
I. Nadler, Jordan. II. Nadler, Justin. III. Title.
PE1449.N3345 2005
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Contents
Dedication / v
Acknowledgments / vii
Introduction / ix
More Than 1,000 Words You Should Know and Use in High School / 1
Helpful Exercises for More Word Power and Better Test Scores / 213
Appendix A:
Using Roots and Prefixes to Decipher the Words You Don’t Know / 219
Appendix B:
Words of Wisdom from a High School Student,
a College Admissions Officer, and a College Student / 227
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Dedication
To family, friends, and faculty.
This project brought together father, son, and daughter and allowed us
to share words and pride in each other’s efforts.
The inspiration, support, and words of encouragement of our fathers,
mothers, grandfathers, grandmothers, brothers, sisters, nieces, aunts, and
uncles, during good times and bad, will forever be appreciated.
Friends, who may share few words over long periods of time, still share
memories and hopes for the future.
Faculty—whether called teachers, professors, or counselors—inspire us
all to expand our intellectual and emotional horizons and to use the right
words to express ourselves honestly and effectively.
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Acknowledgments
Thank you! These two special words must be offered to Liz Runco, whose
efforts made much of this book possible. Also, thanks to the authors and
editors of the many, many reference books and online resources now avail-
able to inspire and support writers, students, teachers, and authors. As we
developed this work, we referred to and learned much from these wonderful
tools. We hope readers use them regularly and enthusiastically as well.
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