100 Words That All High School Graduates - And Their Parents - Should Know

According to www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com "The quality of a person's vocabulary has a direct effect on his or her success in college and in the workplace. (We admit it does!) In response to parents' misgivings over the quality of their children's education, the editors of The American Heritage® College Dictionary have compiled a list of 100 words they recommend each high school graduate should know.

"The words we suggest," says The American Heritage® College Dictionary senior editor Steven Kleinedler, "are not meant to be exhaustive but are a benchmark against which graduates and their parents can measure themselves. If you are able to use these words correctly, you are likely to have a superior command of the language."

Now, if you want to check whether you meet the minimal requirements, visit www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com, where this dictionary is published online. However, as our experience shows, one should do so in complete solitude as it is, by far, the only way to avoid arguments, unnecessary resentment and, in some cases, even fights.

Jan 2003