100 core words to sound smarter and be more respected on all occasions. Especially helpful when seeking entrance into schools, hiring interviews, in sales calls, and when wishing to establish your credibility on any occasion.

It's a dirty little secret--you don't need to spend months of your life memorizing thousands of new words to sound smarter, be more respected, and communicate more persuasively. 100 select words can improve your career, change your life, and make you rich. With a bigger, better, stronger vocabulary you will be considered more: Intelligent, educated, authoritative, interesting, accomplished, attractive, desirable, credible, commanding, successful, believable, convincing, persuasive, dominant, affluent, powerful, witty and wealthy.

Find the right words to make a point, seal the deal, or just keep folks listening! Chosen by the editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries, these words can help anyone who wants to be a more compelling communicator—as a worker, consumer, advocate, friend, dinner companion, or even romantic prospect. The book includes a colorful variety of words, including handy words of just one syllable (such as glib) and words derived from the names of famous people (such as Freudian slip and Machiavellian). There are expressions from popular culture (Catch-22) and words that date back to classical civilization (spartan and stoic). Each word is clearly defined and shown in context with quotations from magazines, newspapers, broadcast media, movies, and television. For many words, quotations from distinguished authors and speakers are also given and word histories are explained. 100 Words to Make You Sound Smart provides an enjoyable way to communicate more effectively, distinctively, and articulately.

The latest entry in the best-selling 100 Words series selects one hundred words for anyone who wishes to become a more compelling communicator, including a variety of words, phrases, and expressions, along with clear definitions, etymologies, quotations, and usage examples. Original.

Selects one hundred words for anyone who wishes to become a more compelling communicator, including a variety of words, phrases, and expressions, along with clear definitions, etymologies, quotations, and usage examples.

Words to Sound Smarter Have you ever stopped and thought: 'there must be a better word to describe how I'm feeling, or what I'm experiencing?'. Perhaps you simply want to sound smarter without hitting the books (except this one, of course!). Then this is for you. In this book, author Jenny Kellett has carefully selected over 100 words that met several criteria: Must not be overly pretentious (no one likes a smarty pants!) Must be useful in everyday speech Must make you sound smarter, but not like you're reading from a dictionary of obscurity Power of Smart Words Sometimes we underappreciate the power and importance of words; just imagine trying to communicate with each other without them. Words allow us to convey every emotion - from joy and excitement to sorrow and pain - in such a simple and effective way. Spending the time to increase your vocabulary can open up an unexpected number of doors for you, and it can be incredibly fulfilling. You'll find yourself being able to express yourself in ways you never thought possible. Thanks to easy-to-understand example sentences for each word, you'll instantly find that words like bloviate, ennui, kibosh and cronyism will just roll off your tongue. Smart Words: Words to Make you Sound Smarter makes for the perfect gift for any wordsmith. Or - if you want to swat up while you do your business - it's the ideal bathroom reader.

Introduces one hundred words for anyone who wishes to become a more compelling communicator by enhancing one's vocabulary and provides clear definitions, etymologies, quotations, and usage examples for each word.