Grammar Girl's: 101 Words Every High School Graduate Needs to Know

The SATs might be behind you but that doesn't mean having an advanced vocabulary no longer matters. You could spend months reading the dictionary, but why bother when Grammar Girl's Mignon Fogarty has expertly compiled a list of 101 frequently-used words that seem to pop up everywhere from newspapers articles to popular novels to political speeches. Each word entry contains a clear, straightforward definition along with a sample sentence of the word being used correctly in context. With Grammar Girl's 101 Words Every High School Graduate Needs to Know you won't just sound smarter, you'll be smarter — one word at a time.