TO THE STUDENT The shortest and best way of learning a language is to
know the roots of it, that is, those original primitive words from which
other words are formed. -- Lord Chesterfield Columbia 1000 Words You
Must Know for TOEFL presents 1000 most frequently tested words for
TOEFL. You will find 100 vocabulary-building lessons in Books 1 - 3.
Each lesson contains 10 new words and they are first presented to you
with Memory Tips; next, New Words are listed in rhyming memory groups
and followed by Sample Sentences; the last part of the lesson are
Sentence Completion and Definition Matching practice tests with answers.
One of the most outstanding features of this book is that each new word
is repeated at least five times in a lesson so that you will have a much
better chance to memorize it more easily. Columbia 1000 Words You Must
Know for TOEFL is designed to help you master all the absolutely
essential TOEFL words using our most effective memory method: A Roots
and Rhyming Memory Approach. Let's take the word "aberration" for
example and see how this exciting new memory method can help you find
the shortest and best way to memorize new words and build a large
vocabulary: 1. MEMORY TIPS: Memorizing words with the help of Roots,
Prefixes, and Suffixes. ion condition or action; as aberration, ration,
inflation, temptation, abbreviation 2. NEW WORDS: New Words are arranged
in rhyming groups for easy memory. aberration, ration, inflation,
temptation, abbreviation ABERRATION n. departure from what is right or
true rhyming sound -ation 3. SAMPLE SENTENCES: Sample Sentences are
given to help you memorize words in context. This complexity is not an
aberration or something to be wished away, it is the new reality. 4.
SENTENCE COMPLETION: Sentence Completion is designed to help you
memorize words through tests. The patient's only
_____________ was a temporary lapse of memory.(aberration)
5. DEFINITION MATCHING: Definition Matching is designed to help you
memorize words through repetition. departure from what is right or true
_________________________ (aberration) In this
example, the repeated appearance of the word "aberration" in the lesson
makes it easy for you to memorize. Therefore you can see that only by
repeated practice or reinforcement of a new word under different
circumstances can you really memorize it so unconsciously that you will
never forget. Human memory, like the unconscious, is structured like a
language. Once you have memorized a new word, it will stay in your
unconscious and become part of yourself. Whenever you need it, it will
come to you automatically just like the flowers coming in the spring: it
is natural! Columbia 1000 Words You Must Know for TOEFL is both a
self-help book and a textbook for classroom use. It is the only
vocabulary book you will ever need to master the most often tested words
on the TOEFL. If you can spend about 25 minutes a day with this book,
you will definitely help yourself expand your vocabulary, build up your
word power, and raise your score on the TOEFL. CONTENTS Unit 1 aback,
crack, rack, ransack, counterattack aberration, ration, inflation,
temptation, abbreviation Unit 2 abet, asset, beget, cadet, regret abhor,
decor, mentor, metaphor, ambassador Unit 3 abide, collide, confide,
subside, homicide abject, affect, defect, neglect, prospect Unit 4
abjure, conjure, endure, obscure, immature abominate, accelerate,
accumulate, excoriate, matriculate Unit 5 abstain, constrain, detain,
domain, refrain abstruse, diffuse, effuse, profuse, recluse ....
