Merriam-Webster's Everyday Language Reference Set, Newest Edition

NEW Edition, 2016 copyright. Merriam-Webster's Everyday Language Reference Set contains: A newly updated Merriam-Webster Dictionary with new words added from a variety of fields, 75,000 updated definitions with 8,000 usage examples to aid understanding. Useful tables and special sections on Foreign Words & Phrases, Biographical Names and Geographical Names. New words added include: bromance, carbon footprint, droid, e-book, fracking, frenemy, hashtag, malware, mash-up, regift, rebocal, smackdown and vlog. The Merriam-Webster Thesaurus offers 150,000 word choices including synonyms, antonyms, related words and idiomatic phrases. It is alphabetically organized for ease of use and offers abundant usage examples. Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder is especially designed to improve language skills. 250 Greek and Latin roots aid in the learning of 1,200 words plus 2,000 closely related terms. Fact-filled paragraphs, helpful example sentences and quizzes make this volume perfect for students preparing for standardized tests.