499 Words Every College Student Should Know: A Professor's Handbook on Words Essential to Great Writing and Better Grades, Paperback

On any given day, you might read ``abrogate`` used in a USA Today article; or ``demagogue`` or ``fiduciary`` used on CNN. You might hear ``ensorcelled`` and ``torpor`` in a TV drama; you'll hear a political candidate described as ``truculent.`` You may hear ``pedantic`` used in a movie. How many of these words are part of most college students' ``arsenal of words``? Hopefully all of them, but if not, 499 Words Every College Student Should Know will provide them with what they need to become more articulate in their speaking and writing. It will also enhance their comprehension in their reading, ultimately culminating in what every student aspires to: earning better grades

499 Words Every College Student Should Know teaches truly important vocabulary words and focuses on Professor Spignesi's classroom-tested Trinity of Vocabulary Use. For each word, the vocabulary-enriched and educated student will be able to: