Vocabulary University Professors Say All College Students Should Know

The importance of expanding one's vocabulary can never be over- emphasized. The relationship of having a large vocabulary and student success is well documented. "Vocabulary University Professors Say All College Students Should Know" has 205 vocabulary terms and expressions that student should know before entering college. Since words are the "tools of communication," knowing these words will help in the comprehension of the oral language in classes and presentations and the written language of textbooks and assigned readings. The main objective in this book is, "If you are going to college, then sound like it!" because a large vocabulary is associated with educated people. This textbook creatively helps students learn the Big 205 with ten different, motivating activities. In addition, the first three chapters teach students how to use the words to write compound, complex and compound complex sentences. This ensures that the Big 205 words are not only learned, but that students can use the newly acquired words in sentences, speech, paragraphs, and essays.