There's a Word for It (Revised Edition): A Grandiloquent Guide to Life

Here's an irresistible invitation to discover a treasure trove of exceptional words you can use to add sophistication to your vocabulary and charm to your repartee. Consider that without realizing it you may have engaged in acokoinonia (sex without passion or desire), been bored to tears by the company of a philodox (someone in love with his or her opinions), or suffered from recurrent matutolypea (getting up on the wrong side of the bed). Presented with panache by the language connoisseur whom William Safire calls ek-STROR-di-ner-ee, There's a Word for It will add a dash of wit to your daily life -- lest anyone mistake you for a sumph (stupid oaf) or fritlag (a good-for-nothing).

Author: Charles Harrington Elster
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: 07/05/2005
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.44h x 5.84w x 0.68d
ISBN13: 9781416510864
ISBN10: 1416510869
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Reference
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Spelling & Vocabulary
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Lexicography