The Thinker's Thesaurus: Sophisticated Alternatives to Common Words

This entertaining and informative reference features sophisticated and surprising alternatives to common words together with no-fail guides to usage. Avoiding traditional thesauruses' mundane synonym choices, Peter E. Meltzer puts each word--whether it's protrepic, apostrophize, iracund, or emulous--in context by using examples from a broad range of contemporary books, periodicals, and newspapers. His new introduction makes the case for why we should widen our vocabulary and use the one right word. This groundbreaking thesaurus remains a unique venture, one that enriches your writing while helping you find the perfect word.

Author: Peter E. Meltzer
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 08/03/2015
Pages: 720
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.52lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.90w x 1.90d
ISBN: 9780393351255

About the Author
Meltzer, Peter E.: - Peter E. Meltzer, the author of the best-selling The Thinker's Thesaurus and So You Think You Know Baseball?, is an attorney and a former professor at Rutgers University School of Law.