Apart from introducing new words, defining them and using them with other inter-connected words, there were also useful information on the origins of words, the roots, prefixes and suffixes which went a long way to learning and using the words. Some chapters are straightforward and closely connected, like "How to Talk About Doctors" or "How to Talk About Science and Scientists." Others are based on a part of speech, like verbs, as in "How to Talk About Actions" and "How to Talk About What Goes On." And some are just plain fun, like "How to Talk About Liars and Lying," "How to Insult Your Enemies," and "How to Flatter Your Friends."

The most effective vocabulary builder in the English language provides a simple, step-by-step method that will increase your knowledge and mastery of written and spoken English. Word Power Made Easy does more than just add words to your vocabulary. It teaches ideas and a method of broadening your knowledge as an integral part of the vocabulary building process. This book is designed to get you started building your vocabulary-effectively and at jet-propelled speed-by helping you regain the intellectual atmosphere, the keen, insatiable curiosity, the “powerful urge to learn” of your childhood. Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis Latest Edition This book is a vocabulary builder and I honestly thought it was going to be a boring, long endured effort to get through it. However, I found it highly engaging with little stories and passages along the way, as well as explanations about the Latin and Greek roots of certain English words. Norman Lewis exposes to us the world we would never have given a thought about, normally. If there’s a word we use, how did it come to existence, and from where. Lewis tells us the stories behind innumerable words which are hard to forget. You might have a faulty memory about remembering words, but the idea stays with you and so does the word. The idea that Norman Lewis upholds in the entire book is “No Learning Words. But Learning the Ideas Behind the Words.” It is quite hard to guess what exactly he means by that initially, but as you leaf through the masterpiece, you realise that it is the ideas that you need to build your vocabulary, not a list of words.

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About Author: Norman Lewis was born in 1912 in Brooklyn, New York. He was an author, grammarian, lexicographer, and etymologist, and a leading authority on English-language skills. He had published a lot of books with several editions includes Word Power Made Easy. He died in 2006 in Whittier, California All words are reviewed multiple times in exercises throughout the book that use a variety of ways to measure recall and understanding. The approach the book takes to teach you new words is to explain their etymology and then to make you work with them. Making the reader work with the words goes a long way in helping remember the words. That way you don't have to make great efforts by yourself to memorize them. New words are divided into thematic chapters that make it easy to draw connections between the words.

Norman Lewis was born in 1912 in Brooklyn, New York, and died in 2006 in Whittier, California. He was an author, grammarian, lexicographer, and etymologist, and a leading authority on English-language skills. In addition to Word Power Made Easy, his many bestselling books include 30 Days to Better English, 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary, and several revised editions of Roget's Thesaurus.Word Power Made Easy is a comprehensive vocabulary‑building system created by legendary grammarian Norman Lewis that provides a simple, step‑by‑step method to increase your knowledge and mastery of the English language. Learn how to increase your vocabulary and master correct spelling, pronunciation, and usage through a simple and accessible method developed by a leading authority on English-language skills. Humanities & Social Sciences > Education > Curriculum and Instruction by Subject > Reading and Literacy – Vocabulary