WORD POWER DICTIONARY impruve your english as you build your vocabular

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Izvrsno znanje engleskog jezika ključ je uspjeha svuda u svijetu. Uz to, on igra sve važniju ulogu u svim segmentima svakodnevnog života. Stoga je danas nužno imati jednojezični engleski rječnik. Word power dictionary pomoći će vam da obogatite svoj rječnik, poboljšate komunikaciju s prijateljima i poslovnim partnerima koji ne govore hrvatski te vam osigurati čvrst temelj za daljnje učenje engleskog jezika.

U rječniku ćete pronaći više značenja danih riječi, njihov izgovor i uporabu, a sažete i
jednostavne natuknice koje ih prate svima će biti jasne. Sve su riječi upotrijebljene u odgovarajućem kontekstu, što će vam pomoći da ih lakše razumijete, ali i usporedite razliku
u značenju riječi koje se slično pišu ili zvuče. A uz to ćete naučiti pravilan izgovor pojedinih riječi, što će vam pomoći da savladate strah od razgovora na engleskom.

Impruve your english as you build your vocabulary

About the Book

The right word, the right way, every time

A good command of English is the key to success in the modern world. Success at school, at work, in business and in social life depends on being able to use words correctly, confidently and persuasively. The purpose of this book from Reader’s Digest is to help anyone who has ever felt the need to communicate more effectively do just that.

Driven by its status as the world language, English is constantly changing and adapting itself with borrowings from other languages, science, computerspeak and pop culture. This has led to confusion, even among mother-tongue speakers, in how to use words correctly, particularly because the spelling is so often at odds with pronunciation. Another difficulty is the widespread use of idioms, which, while enriching the language, leaves many of us unable to use it to its full potential.

Most challenging of all, however, is the confusing number of words that look and spell the same, but have often widely different meanings. For example, how many meanings are there of the word ‘close’? Answer: at least ten-including obvious ones such as ‘near’, ‘shut’ and ‘airless’, but also less obvious meanings such as ‘a short street’ or ‘the land around cathedral’.

That’s the point behind this new dictionary. You won’t necessarily find the meanings of obvious words such as ‘elephant’ or ‘apple’, but you will be able to sort out the tangle of confusion that makes English such a challenge for all of us.

This is achieved in two main ways: an easy-to-use layout that helps you find words more quickly and easily; and short, crisp definitions and sample sentences that make it easy to compare different word usages, idioms, meanings and pronunciation.

As English becomes more entrenched as the world language of the ‘information age’, here is a book designed specifically to ensure that you use the right word, the right way, every time.

Description: Improve your English As you build your Vocabulary

SUCCESS WITH WORDS – Good English is the key to success around the world. This new dictionary from Reader’s Digest helps you improve your English while you enhance your vocabulary.

FUN WITH WORDS – Find out the different ways to use words, their meanings and pronunciations.

MEANING OF WORDS – Short, crisp definitions that are quick and easy to understand.

USE OF WORDS – Every word appears in a sample sentence that helps improve understanding.

PRONUNCIATION OF WORDS – Get it right every time with our easy-to-follow pronunciation guide.

CONFUSION BETWEEN WORDS – Compare the difference between words that look the same, but have very different meanings.

FUNCTION OF WORDS – Parts of speech and the differences between them.

THE READER’S DIGEST WORD POWER DICTIONARY brings you and your family the magic and power of words-and helps to enhance your vocabulary, improve your ability to communicate with friends and business associates, and provide a sound, fun base from which to build your language skills.

Published by The Reader’s Digest Association Far East Limited, Hong Kong, 1996, 1998