{"product_id":"the-oxford-dictionary-of-difficult-words","title":"The Oxford Dictionary of Difficult Words","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe all know what the words cat and dog and mother and tree mean. What we really need is a dictionary that helps us with the tough words  like elucubrate  or demesne  or cynosure. True  a standard dictionary can bail us out when we run across a tough word at home or in a library. But we often read elsewhere--in a doctors waiting room or on a plane  or while on vacation. What do we do then? The Oxford Dictionary of Difficult Words is designed to meet this need. A portable  pocket-sized reference  it features more than 10 000 entries that focus exclusively on words that  while outside most peoples working vocabulary  are often encountered in literature  in technical writings (such as computing or medical terminology)  and in such diverse subject areas as law  philosophy  and art. Entries contain pronunciations  parts of speech  concise definitions  example sentences showing the word used in context  and etymologies when a words history may shed light on its meaning. Special attention is given to easily confused or closely related words (such as efficacious  effective  effectual  and efficient  or cynical  sarcastic  sardonic  and ironic). Usage notes are provided to ensure that readers know how to integrate these words into their vocabularies for more precision and power in speech and writing. Produced by a team of experienced lexicographers  drawing on Oxfords exclusive 200-million-word database of contemporary English  this handy volume helps us with the words that lie just outside our vocabulary  words we just wont find in other pocket dictionaries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966704939061,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195146735","price":242.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195146738_94013396-0665-4720-8c9f-b992df0ada1a.jpg?v=1770575684","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-oxford-dictionary-of-difficult-words","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}