By focusing on one area-vocabulary-can you
• raise your IQ,
• boost your success in sellout, and
• improve your job opportunities in the future?

The answer is yes! Although many things are involved in reaching your goals, studies have shown that IQ test scores, school grades, and job success are closely linked to vocabulary.

These studies should not surprise us. Ideas arc expressed with words. The more words you have at your fingertips, the more precise you can be in communicating your ideas to others. In school and in the business world, you are usually evaluated on your ability to express yourself clearly. For jobs in an increasingly information-intense society, the demand for precise expression will increase.

Contents: Week 1. Expand on what you know : synonyms, antonyms, and homophones -- Week 2. Build through word structure : base words and prefixes -- Week 3. Build through word endings : base words and suffixes -- Week 4. Find related words and grow -- Week 5. Gain meaning from context -- Week 6. Say exactly what you mean -- Week 7. Play the analogies game -- Week 8. Create word maps and word webs -- Week 9. Search for treasure in dictionaries and thesauruses -- Week 10. Learn more about word structure : roots and affixes -- Week 11. Discover Latin and Greek word families -- Week 12. Take a foreign tour : words from other languages.