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The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms [Paperback]
Master the subtleties of language with the Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms. This useful reference goes fully a thesaurus, explaining the fine shades of meaning that differentiate synonyms. Alphabetical arrangement of terms makes words easy to find.
It is vitally important for language learners to have something interesting to pull them forward. We tend to learn by what we are interested in and in what the opposite is. "That movie was ........" (interesting, completely exceptional, ultimate...not boring, not slow, not hard to understand.) We tend to think in similars and opposites, so why not use a book that is designed to give you shades of meaning as well as the opposites? I highly recommend this book and I encourage students to pick it up.
What is very good in this book? there is an example sentence to show the meaning, such as: weak, feeble frail weak is broad, like a weak muscle, a week excuse, foundation. feeble occassionally shows ineffectiveness or smoethign we should pity: a feeble old man, feeble joke. frail implies an inherited weakness, that something is weak in the structure: her frail body, a frail conscience.
You see what a valuable tool this is? I urge you to recommend this book to your learners of English, even if they are native speakers.
Product Details :
- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Merriam Webster Mass Market; 1 edition (May 1994)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0877799067
- ISBN-13: 978-0877799061
- Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
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