The Words You Should Know
1200 Essential Words Every Educated Person Should Be Able to Use and Define
The Words You Should Know: 1200 Essential Words Every Educated Person Should Be Able to Use and Define is a book by David Olsen.The book lists twelve-hundred English words that you should have in your vocabulary, as well as a study guide to help you learn these words. The study guide tips are among the best reasons to purchase David Olsen’s book.
Mastering Words You Know
Many of the words in this book are words you hear all the time and probably know in context, but you might not necessarily know the strict definition of them. David Olsen allows you to understand and master these words instead of somewhat knowing them, allowing you to use them with confidence.
The Words You Should Know is a useful book for students studying for the SAT or for adults looking to brush up on their word skills. Like many of the books I’ve detailed here on Word Skit, The Words You Should Know is a nice book to have laying around the house. Anytime you need some light reading, you can pick it up and learn a few words, then toss it aside until the next time you’ve got a minute or two.
The Words You Should Know on Amazon
The Words You Should Know by David Olsen is actually selling these days for $3.48 on Amazon. Sigh – it appears there’s not much of a premium on learning new words. Still, for those of us who do like to study English words and like to add to our vocabulary, you can’t get much better than a book which costs less than four dollars.
The Words You Should Know: 1200 Essential Words Every Educated Person Should Be Able to Use and Define also qualifies for Amazon’s “free super saver shipping” discount, which means you get free shipping for slightly slower shipping times. You have to buy $25 that’s eligible for the program to get the free shipping, but The Words You Should Know by David Olsen is perfect to help fill out an order.
Keep The Words You Should Know on your Amazon wish list and add it to your cart the next time you need a four dollar purchase to fill out a free shipping order.