
The Facts on File Student's Thesaurus, Third Edition
Marc McCutcheon(Author)
Facts On File Inc (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Will be published approx. on 30. November 2005
Book
Hardback
592 pages
978-0-8160-6038-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Facts On File Student's Thesaurus, Third Edition includes listings for more than 9,000 of the most commonly used words in the English language. Arranged in an easy-to-use A-to-Z format, this invaluable thesaurus includes words carefully selected for junior and senior high school students, making it far more accessible than references designed for adults. Each entry includes identifications of the part of speech, a carefully selected list of synonyms, a list of antonyms where applicable, and a sample sentence. This new edition features a wider selection of advanced words, science and technological words, as well as words on topics that have become more popular since the last update, such as computers and the Internet. New entries include abate, aboriginal, closure, efficacy, intuitive, misanthrope, preponderance, rapacious, raspy, sophistry, trenchant, viscous, vitriol, and more. With thousands of new entries and updates to existing entries, ""The Facts On File Student's Thesaurus, Third Edition"" is the perfect resource for junior and high school students looking for a concise, easy-to-use thesaurus.
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Edition
Third Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 12 to 17 years
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 249 mm
Width: 186 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
1146 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8160-6038-2 (9780816060382)
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Person
Marc McCutcheon is the author of The Facts On File Student's Thesaurus, Roget's Super Thesaurus, Writer's Digest Sourcebook for Building Believable Characters, and The Compass in Your Nose and Other Astonishing Facts About Humans. He lives in South Portland, ME.