Putnam's Phrase Book / An Aid to Social Letter Writing and to Ready and Effective Conversation, with Over 100 Model Social Letters and 6000 of the World's Best English Phrases
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An Aid to Social Letter Writing and to Ready and Effective Conversation, with Over 100 Model Social Letters and 6000 of the World’s Best English Phrases
Compiled and Arranged by
Edwin Hamlin Carr
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
New York and London
The Knickerbocker Press
1921
Copyright, 1919
EDWIN HAMLIN CARR
Printed in the United States of America
Edwin Hamlin Carr
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Putnam’s Phrase Book
ADMONITION
AFFIRMATION
AGREEMENT
AID
ANXIETY
APOLOGY
APPRECIATIVE
APPROBATION
ASTONISHING
AUDACIOUS
BEAUTIFUL
BLUFF
CALM
CAUTIOUS
CLEAR
COMMENDATION
COMMENDATORY
COMMENDATORY
COMMENT
COMPLIMENT
CONCEITED
CONCERN
CONDEMN
CONDONE
CONSECRATION
CONSIDERATE
CONTENTED
COURAGE
COURTESY
CRITICISM
DANGEROUS
DECEIT
DEFEAT
DEFEND
DENY
DEPENDABLE
DESCRIPTIVE
DESERVING
DESIRE
DETERMINATION
DIFFICULT
DISCERNMENT
DISCRIMINATING
DISGUST
DOMINATE
DOUBT
DULL
EFFECTUAL
EFFICIENCY
EFFORT
EMERGENCY
EMPHASIZE
ENGLISH
ENJOYMENT
ENTHUSIASM
ENTREAT
ERROR
ESTEEM
EVASIVE
EVIDENCE
EVIL
EXACT
EXAGGERATE
EXCEPTIONAL
EXPECTANT
EXPERIENCE
FAILURE
FANCIFUL
FICKLE
FINAL
FIRM
FIRST
FIT
FLIMSY
FORCIBLE
FORTUNATE
FRATERNAL
FRENCH
FUNDAMENTAL
FUTILE
GENEROUS
GIFTED
GOOD-HUMORED
GROUCHY
GULLIBLE
HABITUAL
HASTE
HASTY
HESITANT
HINDERED
HONORED
HOPE
HUMOROUS
IMPARTIAL
IMPECUNIOSITY
IMPORTANT
IMPOSSIBLE
INDEPENDENT
INDICATIVE
INDICTMENT
INDIFFERENCE
INFLUENCE
INGENIOUS
INTERESTING
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTORY
JOY
JUSTICE
KEEN
KINDNESS
LATIN
LAZY
LETTERS
For Letters of Apology
For Letters of Condolence
For Letters of Congratulation
For Letters of Introduction
For Letters of Invitation
For Letters of Thanks
For Letters of Condolence
LIKENESS
LOSS
LOVE
MANLY
MEMORIES
MILITARISTIC
MYSTERIOUS
NECESSARILY
OPPORTUNE
OPPOSITION
OPTIMISM
PARTIAL
PASSION
PATIENCE
PATRIOTIC
PENALTY
PERPLEXED
PESSIMISTIC
PICTURESQUE
PLEASED
POINT
POLITICAL
POSSIBLE
PREJUDICED
PRIVILEGE
PROGRESS
PROPHESY
PURPOSE
QUESTIONING
REAL
REDEMPTION
REFERENCE
REGRET
RELIGION
REPLY
REPREHENSIBLE
RESPONSIBILITY
RESULT
RIDICULE
SACRIFICIAL
SALVATION
SATISFACTORY
SECRET
SENSITIVE
SIMILE
SORROW
SQUELCHED
STRAIGHTFORWARD
STUBBORN
SUCCESS
SUFFICIENT
SUGGESTION
SUGGESTIVE
SUPERLATIVE
SURE
SUSPICION
SYMBOLIC
TACTLESS
TERSE
THANKS
TROUBLE
UNAWARE
UNITY
UNSATISFACTORY
VAGUE
VALUE
VALUELESS
VERIFICATION
VEXATION
VIRILE
WARNING
WEALTHY
WHOLLY
WILLFUL
WISE
WORSHIPFUL
ZEALOUS
For Letters of Apology
For Letters of Congratulation
For Letters of Condolence
For Letters of Commendation
For Letters of Introduction
For Letters of Invitation
For Letters of Recommendation
For Letters of Thanks
REPLY TO CONDOLATORY LETTER
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