Description
A practical guide to the 500 words you must know before college Effective and easy to use, Must Know High School Vocabulary provides a fresh approach to learning. As part of our Must Know series, this book makes sure what you really need to know is clear up-front. Rather than starting with goals to be met like other study guides, chapters begin with the must know ideas, or concepts. The chapter then shows you how these important concepts will help you succeed in your studies. Plenty of examples and practical exercises at the end of each chapter help boost your confidence that youve mastered the essential topics. Must Know High School Vocabulary is more than just a vocabulary workbook. It gives you the edge youll need nowfrom improving your reading comprehension for high school and future college course work to scoring higher on college entrance exams. Its user-friendly approach presents challenging aspects of the topics, exceptions to any rules, and clear answer explanations that will all help you build vocabulary quickly and easily. Its like a lightning bolt to the brain! Features: 500 words you should know before college, including important academic vocabulary Vocabulary entries that include part of speech, pronunciation, definitions, and example sentences showing the word in context, in addition to related words, relevant notes or cautions about usage, and ways to remember the definitions Chapters that focus on literary, historical, social science and science passages, in addition to teaching the way words are testedas meaningful content in the context of a reading passage Preparation for important college entrance tests, with words taken from past SAT, ACT and AP tests Nearly 250 real-life practice questions to test knowledge and boost your confidence Conversational writing style and informative IRL (In Real Life) and BTW (By the Way) sidebars Bonus app includes 100 flashcards to reinforce what youve learned
