PAINLESS Vocabulary  (Third Edition)
Don't worry-this isn't going to hurt! Painless Vocabulary transform the process of learning dull, dry vocabulary into entertaining fun. You'll:
- Learn the meanings of new words by seeing them in amusing contexts
- Learn Greek and Latin word roots
- Discover a handy appendix
- Test your learning progress with quizzes, "Brain Ticklers", and more

Contents:

Introduction
- Words Don't Hurt: How to Use This Book

Chapter 1: Dinosaur Man
- Words in Context

Chapter 2: In Your Face
- Word Forms

Chapter 3: The Writing Process-The Long, Slow Road to Nearly Perfect
- Read,Read, and Read Some More

Chapter 4: Old Folks? What Does It Mean to Be Old in the 21st Century?
- Verbal Analogies

Chapter5: The Tale of the Teaching Tyrant
- Starting Your Own Black Book

Chapter 6: The Newest Thing
- Using a Dictionary

Chapter 7: Where Have All the Words Gone
- A Brief History of Our Language

Chapter 8: Natural Disasters-Somenthing Can Be Done
- Electronic Dictionaries

Chapter 9:The Middle School Years-How Much Do They Matter?
- Using a Thesaurus

Chapter 10: Bargain Hunters-Going To Unreasonable Lengths
- New Words Through Tecnology

Chapter 11: The Phone Keeps Ringing
- The Verbal Analogy Bridge

Chapter 12: Ozzie's Nine Lives
- Using an Electronic Thesaurus

Chapter 13:  Enough to Eat
- Importing New Words

Chapter 14: All Pumped Up-Home Runs and Steroids
- A Brief History of Dictionaries

Chapter 15: King of the #7 Train
- Words from Myths

Chapter 16: A Closer Look at the Patriot Act
- Word Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

Chapter 17: The Hot Corner-Learning to Love Books
- Word Games

Chapter 18: Dare to "Dis"-Bullying the Bullies
- Electronic Readers

Chapter 19:  We're Smarter Than You Are-The Younger Generation Makes Its Case
- Using the Context: A Case Study

Chapter 20: The Borrowed Child
- Looking Back

Appendix

Word List

Words from Greek and Roman Myths Languages

More Words

Common Latin and Geek Word Roots  

Index 

290 pages

Printed in Canada