Increasing word power sounds like one of those dreary chores best palmed off on somebody else, but The Yo Momma Vocabulary Builder makes the activity not only endurable but
irresistible.
A typical entry, for emaciated,” first presents the word as a joke (Yo momma's so emaciated, she can hula hoop in a Cheerio.”). The pronunciation is then given, along with a detailed,
humor-inflected definition (too skinny . . . skeletal”) that invokes pop culture phenomena like supermodels, the Olsen twins, and Gollum from Lord of the Rings.
By using classic dissing and one-upmanship to slyly introduce readers to a wide range of words, this offbeat choice for SAT prep and all-around fun will turn readers everywhere into paragons
of vociferous invective.