A Barron's best-seller for more than four decades! This brand-new edition of 1100 Words You Need to Know has been expanded and updated, and includes:

• Word lists and definitions
• Analogy exercises
• Words-in-context exercises
• Idiom indexes
• An updated pronunciation guide.

Over the years, thousands of students preparing for the SAT and ACT have relied on previous editions of 1100 Words You Need to Know to strengthen their word power. In this latest edition, all new words are placed in the context of sentences featured in well-known novels, plays, poems, newspaper editorials, and TV broadcasts.