Fashion a rich lexicon that is as lissome as it is unpretentious with this compendious collection of more than two thousand words. Arranged from abasement to zygote, The Big Book of Words You Should Know to Sound Smart is more than a vocabulary lesson - it is a celebration of the intricacies and surprises of the English language. And our desktop 2017 Words You Should Know to Sound Smart Calendar features an entire year's worth of bon mots, pronunciation guides, definitions, and sample sentences...the quintessence of erudition!