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Word Smart, Genius Edition: Building a Phenomenal Vocabulary
 
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Word Smart, Genius Edition: Building a Phenomenal Vocabulary [Unabridged] [Audible Audio Edition]

by Julian Fleisher (Author, Narrator), Michael Freedman (Author, Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 4 hours and 46 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: The Princeton Review
  • Audible.com Release Date: April 5, 2002
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B000066IHG
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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Do you have a proclivity for using sesquipedalian words? Has your prose become ossified because you haven't augmented your vocabulary lately? Here's the perfect, pedagogical solution. Word Smart, Genius Edition teaches more than 150 of the most captivating and challenging words in the English language.

Perfect for professionals, college students, wordmongers, crossword puzzle devotees, and just plain show-offs, Word Smart, Genius Edition informs and instructs in a uniquely entertaining way. And because this is an audio program, you won't have to wonder about correct pronunciation or embarrass yourself when you try to impress others with your growing linguistic mastery.

This program features concise, accurate definitions; great examples and stories that teach words in context; and mnemonics to make it all stick.

© and (P) 1997 by TPR Publishing Co., Inc.

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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Way to Expand Your Vocabulary, October 30, 2004
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This sets contains 5 CDs and goes through about 150 words. Of all Word Smart Vocabulary Building set CDs, this one has the most interesting words.

The first CD covers the vocabulary related to: Cruel to Be Kind; Country Mouse and City Mouse.

The second CD coverts the vocabulary related to: For Better or for Worse; War and Peace.

The third CD covers the vocabulary related to: From Mountains to Molehills; Rogers and Hart.

The fourth CD covers the vocabulary related to: Earth and Sky; Womb to Tomb.

The fifth CD covers the vocabulary related to: Socrates and Plato; Mutt and Jeff.

The recordings are very entertaining to listen to. After defining the words, they are dramatized, often in a humorous way, adding fun to the learning process.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent way to learn spectacular words while on the go., July 14, 2006
This CD set was very helpful to me. I had previously tried to learn words by studying them in vocabulary books. That way of studying was not particularly helpful as it was easy to forget them the next day.

However, unlike those books, this CD set manages to be both helpful and amusing while allowing you learn by ear. The unpretentious speakers give out amusing anecdotes that you would hear in everyday life while using the words in context. An casual and "Average Joe" explanation is given after each word is mentioned. Never during the audio will you feel that the conversations are boring or hard to listen to.

I have to add, though, that it is more helpful if you listen to the CDs more than once and study the list of words (enclosed in the box) in order to cement them solidly in your mind.

For those who are studying for the new SAT, an additional perk is that many of these words can easily be used on the SAT Writing portion (essay) to impress the test scorers and get a high score. The vocabulary used in this set is also very useful for impressing bosses or teachers at school.

Overall, "Word Smart, Genius Edition" is a very nice way to learn unusual words and furnish your vocabulary while having a lot of fun. The audio set is a great investment for generating a greater linguistic vocabulary that will benefit you tremendously at work or school (or for impressing your friends, for that matter).
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for GRE vocabulary test, October 22, 2010
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Great for expanding your vocabulary for the GRE. Can listen in the car or while doing other things. Great help for improving my GRE score.
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