Based on extensive corpus research, this dictionary:
- Defines more than 2,000 content area words, from algebra to zoology.
- Highlights more than 1,500 general academic words (like concept, equivalent, and paradigm).
- Includes more than 60,000 easy-to-understand definitions and useful examples.
- Highlights common mistakes through Usage, Grammar, and Spelling notes.
- Expands vocabulary using Word Family and Word Choices boxes.
- Includes line drawings that help clarify the meanings of difficult terms.
- Provides useful science, geography, history, and literature appendices, plus covers place names, measurements, prefixes, suffixes, and more.
Click here to see a list of content areas included on the CD-ROM along with sample words from each area!
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