The Princeton Review Word Smart Genius Edition CD: Building a Phenomenal Vocabulary (The Princeton Review on Audio) [ABRIDGED] [AUDIOBOOK] [UNABRIDGED] (Audio CD)

by Julian Fleisher (Author), Michael Freedman (Author)

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Product Description
Do you have a proclivity for 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 interesting and challenging words in the English language. Perfect for college students, professionals, wordmongers, crossword puzzle devotees, or just plain show-offs, Word Smart Genius Edition informs and instructs in a uniquely entertaining way.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Living Language; Abridged edition (August 7, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 060981110X
• ISBN-13: 978-0609811108
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 4.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #660,271 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Way to Expand Your Vocabulary, October 30, 2004

By	Laura De Giorgio "www.deeptrancenow.com" (Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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.

5 of 5 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

By	K. Hu - See all my reviews

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).

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for SAT prep, October 8, 2008

By	ctk (La Canada, CA) - See all my reviews

I bought this for my daughter to augment her SAT Prep. Since she drives all the time, it was great for her to listen to the words in the car. I will use it for my other children as well.