Academic Vocabulary: Academic Words - Olsen Amy E. 2012

Acknowledgments

I want to thank the following reviewers for their helpfol suggestions for this fifth edition: Juanita Brunelle, Massasoit Community College; Daniela Rodriguez, Texas A&M International University; Regina Ray, Dalton State College; Carol Polo, Long Beach City College; Sue Buck, Florida State College at Jacksonville; Kevin Howell, Imperial Valley College; Carol Friend, Mercer County Community College; and Patricia Martinez de la Vega Mansilla, SUNY Cortland.

Additionally, I am gratefol to Amanda Dykstra, Assistant Editor at Pearson, for her help and enthusiasm in preparing this edition. Commendations go to Pearson's Production, Marketing, and Supplement departments for their assistance. I deeply appreciate my family's support, and big thanks to my husband for being a great guy.

I am proud to present the fifth edition of Academic Vocabulary, a book that makes learning vocabulary pleasurable and meaningful.

—Amy E. Olsen

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Interactive Vocabulary: General Words, by Amy E. Olsen

Active Vocabulary: General and Academic Words, by Amy E. Olsen

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