THE WORDS YOU SHOULD KNOW TO SOUND SMART : 1,200 ESSENTIAL WORDS EVERY SOPHISTICATED PERSON SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE

This book is a tongue-in-cheek guide to words that any well-educated, witty person should be able to drop into cocktail conversation. The reader is encouraged to toss off words such as “disestablishmentarianism,” “descant,” and “autodidactic” –words that will make the user sound learned, intellectual, and wise. For those who want to improve the quality and sophistication of their speech and writing, this is the book to keep on the nightstand. Be the life of every highbrow cocktail party—just by mastering the deliciously obscure terms in The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart . This book is a tongue-in-cheek guide to words that any well-educated, witty person should be able to drop into cocktail conversation. You are encouraged to toss off words such as "disestablishmentarianism," "descant," and "autodidactic"—words that will make the user sound learned, intellectual, and wise. For those who want to improve the quality and sophistication of their speech and writing, this is the book to keep on the nightstand.

this Book Is A Tongue-in-cheek Guide To Words That Any Well-educated, Witty Person Should Be Able To Drop Into Cocktail Conversation. The Reader Is Encouraged To Toss Off Words Such As 'disestablishmentarianism,' 'descant,' And 'autodidactic' 'words That Will Make The User Sound Learned, Intellectual, And Wise. For Those Who Want To Improve The Quality And Sophistication Of Their Speech And Writing, This Is The Book To Keep On The Nightstand.

This book is a tongue-in-cheek guide to words that any well-educated, witty person should be able to drop into cocktail conversation. The reader is encouraged to toss off words such as ?disestablishmentarianism,? ?descant,? and ?autodidactic? {u2013}words that will make the user sound learned, intellectual, and wise. For those who want to improve the quality and sophistication of their speech and writing, this is the book to keep on the nightstand A tongue-in-cheek guide to words that a smart, well-educated, pretentious person should be able to drop into cocktail conversation. It helps the reader to toss off words such as 'Disestablishmentarianism', 'descant', and 'autodidactic', proving, if not the value of a good education, at least the appearance of a good education. So you want to debate philosophical precepts with the intelligentsia. Wax poetic with the literati. Lock academic horns with the clerisy. You can do all that--and be the life of every highbrow cocktail party--with this most compendious of voluminous volumes