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This is the comprehensive, standardized dictionary of military and associated terminology compiled and used by the Department of Defense. Divided into two sections, The Dictionary of Military Terms contains the terms and definitions approved for Department of Defense (DOD) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) use as well as a complete listing of commonly used abbreviations and acronyms. These military and associated terms, together with...
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Few areas of human endeavor have produced more-or more colorful-terms than has the military. Soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen have over centuries come up with words, phrases, and acronyms to express everything from raw emotion to complex technology. The military is both a distinctive way of life and a community, and a command of its slang is essential to admission to full membership within the group.
Most military slang is almost always familiar...
83) Daily Life English Dialogues for Beginners: Hundreds of Real Life Conversations in Easy American Eng
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Improve your confidence and speaking, listening, writing, and reading abilities with Daily Life English Dialogues for Beginners.Jackie Bolen has 20 years of experience teaching ESL/EFL to students in South Korea and Canada. With her help, you'll improve your English vocabulary and conversational skills in no time at all! Increase your confidence in English. Daily Life English Dialogues for Beginners will help you . . .Have hundreds of phrases, expressions,...
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"From the New York Times bestselling author of Eight Perfect Murders comes the heart-pounding story of nine strangers who receive a cryptic list with their names on it-and then begin to die in highly unusual circumstances"--
Nine strangers receive a list with their names on it in the mail. Nothing else, just a list of names on a single sheet of paper. None of the nine people know or have ever met the others on the list. They dismiss it as junk mail,...
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Words equal credibility. The more articulate a person is, the more seriously they will be taken-by everyone.
On any given day, you might read "abrogate" used in a USA Today article; or "demagogue" or "fiduciary" used on CNN. You might hear "ensorcelled" and "torpor" in a TV drama; you'll hear a political candidate described as "truculent." You may hear "pedantic" used in a movie. How many of these words are part of most college students' "arsenal...
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Grenville Kleiser (1868-1953) was a North American author best remembered for his many inspirational and motivational books, especially those related to oration and self development. He also worked as a Public Speaking teacher at Yale Divinity School, Yale University. In this 1910 book, Kleiser offers the reader expert guidance on what and how to study in order to become an accomplished orator, looking in particular at notable or historic speeches....
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Upgrade Your English Vocabulary Skills is your best study aide if you need a richer word power for greater career success. Always make a memorably first impression with the right word at the right time to impress your friends, colleagues (the boss!), and clients.
Thankfully, Upgrade Your English Vocabulary Skills is your valuable combination of 3 texts to sharpen your lexicon.
The 3 books are:
Book 1: Top 75 Misused English Word Pairs
Book 2: 303...
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