Each chapter contains "Special Content Words,"" "Chapter Words in a Paragraph," "Gaining Word Power on the Internet," "Cartoon Fun," "Fun with Words," "Crossword Puzzle," "Analogies," "Multiple-Choice Vocabulary Test," "Scoring of Tests," "Additional Practice Sets," and "Chapter True/False Test."
Introduction to Gaining Word Power.
The Importance of Vocabulary Growth.
The Organization of This Book.
How Lessons Are Presented.
Cartoon Practices.
End-of-Chapter Activities.
How Words Are Presented.
Special Notes.
Extra Word Power.
Additional Words.
Understanding Analogies.
Pronunciation Key.
Understanding the Term Overlearning.
Suggestions on How to Study Vocabulary.
I. VOCABULARY DERIVED FROM COMBINING FORMS AND CONTEXT CLUES.
Introduction: Word Meaning Strategies.
Combining Forms.
Context Clues.
Chapter 1.
Lesson 1: anni, annu, enni; aut, auto; bi; bio; graph; graphy; ped, pod.
Lesson 2: geo; logy; ology; meter; micro; phon, phono; scope; scrib, scrip; tele.
Lesson 3: contra; dic, dict; gram; phob, phobo; spect; uni.
Chapter 2.
Lesson 4: cent, centi; cred; dec, deca, deci; kilo; milli; port.
Lesson 5: agog, agogue; ali; arch, archy, cracy, crat; dem, demo; glot; mon, mono; olig; oligo; theo.
Lesson 6: anthrop; anthropo; gamy; gen; geno; heter, hetero; hom, homo; leg, legis, lex; mis, miso; poly.
Chapter 3.
Lesson 7: aqua, aqui; astro; naut; omni; poten; sci, scio; ven, veni, vent; vid, vis.
Lesson 8: cide; capit; corp, corpor; em, en; frater, fratr; mors, mort; pathy; syl, sym, syn.
Lesson 9: aud, audi; bene; cura; fac, fect, fic, loc, loco; man, manu; nomin, onym; pseudo.
Chapter 4.
Lesson 10: biblio; cata; dia; epi; fin; fer; log, logo; pro.
Lesson 11: cap, cep; derm, dermo; gnosi, gnosis; gyn, gyno; hypo; ped, pedo; ri, ridi, risi; temp, tempo, tempor; tox, toxo.
Lesson 12: archae, archaeo; brevi; cede, ceed; chron, chrono; crypt, crypto; cycl, cyclo; duc; sequi; tain, ten, tent.
Chapter 5.
Lesson 13: ambi; belli, bello; civ, civis; mega; pac, pax, philo, polis, post; tend, tens, tent; voc, vox.
Lesson 14: dorm; ego, err; hyper; luc, lum; nov; peri; soph; sist, sta.
Lesson 15: anima, animus; equi; feder, fid, fide; hypn, hypno; magna, miss, mitt; nasc, nat; pon, pos; pop.
II. VOCABULARY DERIVED PRIMARILY FROM CONTEXT CLUES.
Introduction.
Chapter 6.
Lesson 16: candid, frustrate, inquisitive, integrate, naive, segregate, sustain, tacit, verse, verbose.
Lesson 17: affluent, amnesty, covert, curtail, fatal, fictitious, hostile, lethal, overt, relevant.
Lesson 18: alternative, concise, famish, fatigue, formidable, mundane, nostalgic, optimist, pessimist, sentimental.
Chapter 7.
Lesson 19: affirm, coincidence, delete, dilemma, diligent, disdain, eradicate, haughty, isolate, pertinent.
Lesson 20: adaptation, antecedent, colleague, intricate, interrogate, persevere, precedent, reliable, reluctant, significant.
Lesson 21: allot, asset, conservative, covet, economize, frugal, liability, liberal, modify, stagnant.
Chapter 8.
Lesson 22: aesthetic, affront, antagonize, attitude, characteristic, derogatory, euphemism, hypocrite, inclination, intimidate.
Lesson 23: apprehensive, bland, discreet, docile, infamous, initiate, miscellaneous, omission, scrutinize, unanimous.
Lesson 24: acquisition, adept, adversary, anecdote, contagious, exotic, gregarious, passive, trite, turmoil.
Appendix: The Dictionary.
Uses of the Dictionary.
Dictionary Activities.
Glossary.
Combining Forms Presented in Gaining Word Power.
Vocabulary Words Presented in Gaining Word Power.
Additional Words Presented in Gaining Word Power.
Answer Key.
