這本書介紹的并非普通詞匯，而是挺“高級”的詞。掌握并使用這些詞匯，可以體現出您在英語方面的語言造詣非同一般，是受過高等英語教育的一類人。
全書從易到難編排。從核心詞輻射講解很多近義詞、同義詞、反義詞。
每小節、每個Level都有相應的練習來加深記憶。
這本書對于英文寫作很有幫助，能夠自如地使用這本書里的單詞，可以使自己的文章亮點層出，不會出現詞窮的尷尬。
非常適合GRE考生、英語專業學生和英語相關工作者使用。
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"People judge you by the words you use." Millions of Americans know this phrase from radio and print advertising for the Verbal Advantage audio series, which has sold over 100,000 copies. Now this bestselling information is available for the first time in book form, in an easy-to-follow, graduated vocabulary building program that teaches an outstanding vocabulary in just ten steps.
Unlike other vocabulary books, Verbal Advantage provides a complete learning experience, with clear explanations of meanings, word histories, usages, pronunciation, and more. Far more than a cram session for a standardized test, the book is designed as a lifetime vocabulary builder, teaching a vocabulary shared by only the top percentage of Americans, with a proven method that helps the knowledge last.
A 10-step vocabulary program teaches 500 key words and 3,000 synonyms.
Lively, accessible writing from an expert author and radio personality.
這本書可以使您的詞匯水平在(美國)受教育的成人中排在前5%！
過100000人通過使用這本書，大大地豐富了自己的詞匯量、擴大了自己的事業成功和社交成功。這本方便、實惠的書通過10個學習步驟，同樣可以使您受益匪淺。
這本書不只是給我們一堆單詞去記憶。它綜合考慮單詞難度，分出10個級別，有助于您記憶關鍵詞、在日常生活中使用單詞、加快學習新詞的速度。
Charles Elster is the author of several books on language, and is the writer and host of the weekly public radio program "A Word to the Wise." His commercials have been featured on NPR's "Morning Edition."
3 周看完 Level 1，感覺新增的詞匯量蠻多的，一個詞條能學到超多詞匯。按照書中說法，里邊的詞條是按困難程度先后排序的。而且有階段 review 和一些易混淆詞的使用介紹。
物流很快
讀到level3 書就散架了 裝訂之差實屬罕見 所以本人對“原版”還是持保留態度的
前后買了兩次進口書了，比別家便宜，都很滿意，以后還會繼續光顧。
