As Robert Louis Stevenson once said, the world is full of many things, and it’s wonderful to be able to name at least some of them. This chapter introduces the terms ‘ephemerality’ and ‘cacophony,’ as well as ‘parsimonious’ and ‘opulent.’ Chapter 15 – How to talk about what goes on. The approach the book takes to teach you new words is to explain their etymology and then to make you work with them. Making the reader work with the words goes a long way in helping remember the words. That way you don't have to make great efforts by yourself to memorize them. There is an anecdote about Calvin Coolidge, who, when he was the president of USA, was often called (though probably not to his face) ‘Silent Cal’.

If not, it argues that language impacts your ideas; in other words, a Russian genuinely distinguishes more hues of blue than an American simply because the Russian language has more terms for the subtleties.So this is your opportunity to tell your enemies exactly what you think of them; if they are sycophants or ignoramuses, reprobates, or sociopaths. Chapter 12 -How to flatter your friends

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Words are the instruments employing which men and women grasp the thoughts of others and with which they do much of their thinking. They are the tools of thought. The majority of the chapters in Lewis’ book begin with teaser questions; this chapter answers them. Word Power Made Easy: The Complete Handbook For Building A Superior Vocabulary is a superior reference book and guide that exerts all its efforts in making the content and its education more accessible and easy to use. This reissued edition contains revised content that is more attuned to the current idiomatic use of the English language and archaic analogies have been replaced through the book. The book is divided into three sections. The first section starts with more basic nuances of speaking the language. Here the author begins by first testing the readers present grasp over vocabulary. It moves on to the domain of describing the use of the English language in conversation with different personalities including doctors, scientists, liars and in turn presents information on conveying ideas related to the aforementioned personas. It then drives on to the second section whereby the focus is not just on conveying information but also emotions that vary across insulting, flattering and conversing about actions.

Answer – Surprisingly, it is quite engaging, to the point where you do not feel bored or pressed. By the end of the book, you’ll have learned 400-450 new words, as well as the desire to use them in sentences and brag about them. Lewis concludes the three sections of this chapter with the joyous realization that you’ve probably already learned more words through them than you would in a single year. Chapter 4 – How to talk about doctorsNorman Lewis interacts with you. He tells you stories, the histories, jokes with you, is sarcastic of several things, supporting many, and giving you wonderfully superb pieces of advice that you love to take. It is no preaching. It is a friendly relationship with the reader and making him learn many, many useful things. When you’re not only completely exhausted but also frustrated, you’re said to be ‘enervated.’ Other times, when you can’t make up your mind and keep changing your mind, you’re probably ‘vacillating.’ Learn more about the resemblance here. Chapter 16 – How to talk about a Variety of Personal Characteristics. Because words are images of things, and the more things you can identify, the better your vision of – and ability to connect with – the world. Chapter 3 – How to talk about personality types Each of the book’s three parts concludes with a 120-item comprehensive exam. Don’t miss this! Part Two: gaining increased momentum Chapter 9 – How to talk about actions Here you will learn about some of the most important knowledge explorers, as well as the names of many different scientific disciplines. Words such as ‘an anthropology,’‘geologist,’‘an entomologist,’‘a semanticist,’‘a sociologist,’ and so on. As usual, Lewis includes a section in which he discusses the etymology of these internationalisms and several self-assessment exams. Chapter 7 – How to discuss lying and liars