Random House Roget's College Thesaurus: Revised Edition [Hardcover]

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Book Description

ISBN-10: 0375425594 | ISBN-13: 978-0375425592 | Publication Date: August 15, 2000 | Edition: Rev Upd

Revised and containing hundreds of new words, Random House Roget's College Thesaurus is the easiest to use and most up-to-date word-finder available.

Features include:

*Over 12,000 main entries in a single A-Z listing for easy use.

*Over 400,000 synonyms and antonyms cover all levels of vocabulary, from formal to slang, and include hundreds of new words: win-win, agita, no-brainer, wannabe, and much more!

*Thousands of example sentences show an appropriate context for each meaning of a main entry term.

*A comprehensive and authoritative vocabulary reference for school, home, and office use, in a durable, thumb-indexed hardcover.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Two of the most overused words in the English language: appropriate and interesting. As in "I don't think that's appropriate, do you?" and "Wow, that's really interesting." How about relevant, well-chosen, proper, or befitting in the first case; amazing, riveting, curious, or striking in the second? It's easier to go with the first word that comes to mind, but if you want your memos, letters, e-mails, and papers to really pack a punch, you need a reliable thesaurus.

Random House Roget's College Thesaurus boasts 12,000 boldfaced entries with 400,000 synonyms and antonyms all organized in a straight A-to-Z list. Each word features an example sentence for the word's various meanings. For example, "dawn" meaning early morning has Did you hear the cock crow at dawn? while "dawn" as in "occur" has It dawned on me that I'd left the oven on. Antonyms are listed, too. The thesaurus also attempts to cover all levels of vocabulary, from formal English to slang. At the beginning, a section titled "Avoiding Insensitive and Offensive Language" offers modern terms for outdated words (mail carrier instead of mailman). Though rather condescending, this section could be a great help to those whose PC radar is on the blink.

With its alphabetical organization, Random House Roget's College Thesaurus is a good tool for high school and college students, or for anyone who needs a better word now and then. This is not only a suitable addition to your home or office library, it's also absorbing to browse. --Dana Van Nest

From the Inside Flap

Revised and containing hundreds of new words, Random House Roget's College Thesaurus is the easiest to use and most up-to-date word-finder available.

Features include:

*Over 12,000 main entries in a single A-Z listing for easy use.

*Over 400,000 synonyms and antonyms cover all levels of vocabulary, from formal to slang, and include hundreds of new words: win-win, agita, no-brainer, wannabe, and much more!

*Thousands of example sentences show an appropriate context for each meaning of a main entry term.

*A comprehensive and authoritative vocabulary reference for school, home, and office use, in a durable, thumb-indexed hardcover.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 832 pages
• Publisher: Random House Reference; Rev Upd edition (August 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375425594
• ISBN-13: 978-0375425592
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.2 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,564,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Information instead of confusion, August 21, 2004

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M. Coppedge (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Random House Roget's College Thesaurus: Revised Edition (Hardcover)

This is the best thesaurus for advanced students of the English language. Each lead word is used in a sentence to show its meaning in context. Both synonyms and antonyms are provided. While a regular thesaurus with long lists of synonyms and no explanations helps only people who already have a good command of their language, the Random House Roget's is great for anyone else. It really helps understand the meaning of words.