From Oxford University Press, renowned for educational and reference works, comes The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Difficult Words, covering those tricky words that can trip you up.* pronunciation, parts of speech, concise definitions, and sample sentences for each word* specialized technical terms (ablation, palingenesis, iterative) and medical terms (embrocation, holistic, luxate)* usage notes explaining how words to choose exactly the right wordspecial attention is paid to easily confused or related words: efficacious/effective, adverse/averse, exogamy/endogamy* Includes words featured on standardized tests