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Rare Words and Ways to Master Their Meanings: 500 Arcane but Useful Words for Language Lovers

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How do you remember what chiasmus means? Or how to use manque correctly? Did you know that tiffany was a word before it was a jewelry story? In Rare Words, father-daughter authors and lexicographic team Jan and Hallie Leighton offer concise definitions, engaging etymologies, and lighthearted mnemonics to help you welcome some of the language's more uncommon but useful words into your vocabulary.

Author(s): Jan Leighton, Hallie Leighton
Edition: 1
Publisher: Levenger Press
Year: 2003

Language: English
Tags: Rare Words; Language & Grammar; Vocabulary; Dictionary

Contents
Publisher's Note
viii
Authors' Proems
ix
How to Use this Book
(and Remember Rare Words)
1
Pronunciation Key and Abbreviations
3
Alphabetical Listing of Words
by Category
Rare Words
17
Bibliography
85
Acknowledgments
92
Index of Words
94
About the Authors
102