Unfortunately, most students don?t have the wealth of wordsor the volume of vocabulary that enable them to get top scores onthe SAT I (the test that most people call ?the SAT?).The fact that you don?t have an SAT vocabulary isn?tdue to a lack of intelligence, it?s due to the fact thatalmost everyone speaks using concise sentences that get to thepoint, rather than belabor it.

Everyone begins with a different level of vocabulary. You mayalready know half of the words here or you may only know a few.Regardless of how strong or weak your vocabulary currently is,SAT Vocabulary For Dummies will help you build yourvocabulary and boost your test scores.

SAT Vocabulary For Dummies focuses exclusively on the vocabularyyou need to know to get a good verbal score on the SAT. In this funand easy-to-understand guide, test-prep guru Suzee Vlk provides youwith a reliable way to increase your vocabulary?and scores.Unlike most vocabulary books, which provide long, boring,alphabetical lists of words, this groundbreaking guide organizesvocabulary into easy-to-remember categories (such as?personal appearance,? ?intelligence,? or?money?). This book also:

• Focuses on ?hot? SAT words?the 500 or so thatturn up again and again on the exams
• Illustrates the meaning of words by placing them in the contextof a sentence?usually through humorous stories
• Delivers lots of practical tips and tools for remembering toughwords
• Gives the lowdown on roots
• Lists antonyms and synonyms and shows ways to increasecomprehension using context
• Contains practice questions with answer explanations

Packed with tips, tricks, stories, and jokes that will helpbuild your vocabulary, SAT Vocabulary For Dummies is apainless way to get a handle on the words that you need to masterbefore you take the SAT.