by: Amsel Greene
Release Date: April, 1984, Media: Spiral-bound
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How to determine what a word means even if you've never heard it before
Rating 5 - The Indiana Jones of Vocabulary Builders
This was our required text in high school senior English class in 1968. The words I learned from being able to discern their meanings from the roots opened up whole new worlds for me at a time when I had been failing school. You can go into Klein's Etymological Dictionary to pick out a word's connection to Sanskrit (i.e. noun=name=nym=nam).
Word Clues is broken down into a Latin section and a Greek section. It would be a great addition to any business communications course. Science and dental-medical students would benefit as well. Knowing roots, prefixes, and suffixes helps one learn how to spell difficult words and understand them, too. The knowledge will stay with you for your lifetime.
Rating 5 - Use It Everyday to Build Your Vocabulary
I use this book everyday; it is a fabulous find, easy to use, has been in print for 40 some years, is organized in a way that you can look up Greek and Latin suffixes in English. (some books only use Greek alphabet for words, confounding those who did not study ancient Greek language) It is just the right size and can be used to self study and learn how to know what a new word might mean by recognizing the "code" in its prefixes and suffixes and root words.
Rating 4 - Word Clues Review
Word Clues is a book I am studying in English class. I think it is good because it really shows you how to build your vocabulary. It teaches roots, prefixes, and suffixes, as well as words that use them. There are about 15 words in each lesson, so it helps learn at a slow and steady pace.
