The American Heritage Student Thesaurus Author:David A. Jost The American Heritage(R) Essential Student Thesaurus is designed for middle school students who are solidifying their reading and writing skills. Over two hundred entries give synonym groups, definitions, and parts of speech. Example sentences are given for each synonym, distinguishing subtle shades of meaning and showing how choosing the right ... more »word results in more effective writing. Includes more than 200 entries containing 800 synonyms.« less