The Century Vocabulary Builder1

Even with them--let the forewarning be candid--you will not accomplish

everything. You cannot learn all there is to be learned about words, any

more than about human nature. And what you do achieve will be, not a

sudden attainment, but a growth. This is not the dark side of the picture.

It is an honest avowal that the picture is not composed altogether of

light. But as the result of your efforts an adequate vocabulary will some

day be yours. Nor will you have to wait long for an earnest of ultimate

success. Just as system will speedily transform a haphazard business into

one which seizes opportunities and stops the leakage of profits, so will

sincere and well-directed effort bring you promptly and surely into an

ever-growing mastery of words.