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100 words every high school freshman should know

An essential part of the writing process--and of all standardized tests, including the SAT--is a firm grasp of vocabulary. Here are two book recommendations that are sure to pump up your word power.

Frosh Words

Are you a freshman? Even if you're not, there are 100 words you should have learned, according to a new book called 100 Words Every High School Freshman Should Know (Houghton Mifflin, 2004). It's by the editors of American Heritage Dictionaries,

For starters, do you know: formidable (wow), silhouette, omnivore (chomp), undulate, protagonist, jovial, quandary, commemorate, ...

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