Descriptionary

Descriptionary is especially useful to readers looking for a descriptive or technical term, when they know the word but not its meaning, or when they know the subject but not the word. Updated and easy-to-use, the book features indispensable glossaries arranged by category and a new chapter that includes basic vocabulary words and expressions such as critical mass, Pandora's box, coup d'etat, and c'est la vie.Sample Entries: The Internet-- e-zine: an on-line magazine-- surf: to explore various sites on the Internet, for fun or for research purposes-- .com: at the end of an email or web address, a designation for a commercial enterprise.McCutcheon, Marc is the author of 'Descriptionary', published 2000 under ISBN 9780816041053 and ISBN 0816041059.