Bibliophile's Dictionary: 2054 Masterful Words and Phrases - Hardcover

Miles Westley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1582973563 ISBN 13: 9781582973562

Publisher: Writer's Digest Books, 2005

Synopsis

A Book Lover's Dictionary of Masterful Words and Phrases

How would you feel if someone called you temerarious? What about...

Puerile?

Gormless?

Pusillanimous?

Irenic?

Sesquipedalian?

Munificent?

Insouciant?

Lachrymose?

Obdurate?

Sedulous?

Captious?

Irascible?

Obstreperous?

Truculent?

Ineluctable?

Now you can easily find out what each of these words mean, and see examples of how they've been used by famous and infamous authors.

The Bibliophile's Dictionary is an exceptional collection of unusual words and phrases, usefully organized into specific categories such as personality traits, religion, myths, and mysticism, and household objects. Each word has a definition, a phonetic pronunciation, and an example of how the word is used in literature.

Enhance your own vocabulary by learning from the great minds of writers.

About this title

About the Author:

Miles Westley is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. This book was a labor of love while he took time off from his investment banking career.

About this edition

• Publisher: Writer's Digest Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1582973563
• ISBN 13: 9781582973562
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304