Merriam-Webster's Intermediate Dictionary

This hardcover dictionary focuses on the needs of students in grades 6-8, ages 11-14, and provides advanced dictionary features to help them read, write and speak more effectively.

Can be used in Texas STAAR testing classrooms.

Revised and updated in 2016 with 200 newly added words across a variety of fields including technology, social media, science, health and popular culture.

New words include: blog, cloud computing, copernicium, derecho, fair trade, fracking, geocaching, hashtag, hot spot, mash-up, microblogging, selfie, social media, STEM, tablet and tweet.

Includes nearly 70,000 entries.

22,000 usage examples help clarify and expand understanding.

Also includes 1,000 illustrations, abundant word history paragraphs and synonym paragraphs.

A section on Biographical Names and Geographical Names is offered.

A Handbook of Style gives direction on the proper use of punctuation including how and when to use the apostrophe, colon, comma, dash, Ellipsis, exclamation point, hyphen, semicolon and more.