A practical guide to the 500 words you must know before college Effective and easy to use Must
Know High School Vocabulary provides a fresh approach to learning. As part of our Must Know
series this book makes sure what you really need to know is clear up-front. Rather than
starting with goals to be met like other study guides chapters begin with the must know ideas
or concepts. The chapter then shows you how these important concepts will help you succeed in
your studies. Plenty of examples and practical exercises at the end of each chapter help boost
your confidence that you've mastered the essential topics. Must Know High School Vocabulary is
more than just a vocabulary workbook. It gives you the edge you'll need now-from improving your
reading comprehension for high school and future college course work to scoring higher on
college entrance exams. Its user-friendly approach presents challenging aspects of the topics
exceptions to any rules and clear answer explanations that will all help you build vocabulary
quickly and easily. It's like a lightning bolt to the brain! Features: 500 words you should
know before college including important academic vocabulary Vocabulary entries that include
part of speech pronunciation definitions and example sentences showing the word in context
in addition to related words relevant notes or cautions about usage and ways to remember the
definitions Chapters that focus on literary historical social science and science passages
in addition to teaching the way words are tested-as meaningful content in the context of a
reading passage Preparation for important college entrance tests with words taken from past
SAT ACT and AP tests Nearly 250 real-life practice questions to test knowledge and boost your
confidence Conversational writing style and informative IRL (In Real Life) and BTW (By the Way)
sidebars Bonus app includes 100 flashcards to reinforce what you've learned
