Address to Impress?

In an effort to expand my vocabulary a little, I recently picked up a copy of Chambers Address to Impress: 200 words you should use. I figured this would be a handy way to improve my range of language, particularly with regard to my writing. We all know there is nothing more grating than reading a piece of text where the same few words seem to crop up time and again.

This little book was really worth the few pounds I paid for it. So much so that I inveigled (Pg 119) my sister and a friend into buying their own copies. See? It's already beginning to pay for itself.
The only major problem I had with the book was the lack of an index. Surely all reference books such as this should have a index page. They went to the lengths to add a pronunciation guide, so why not have one? Still, I wouldn't want you to think that this made the book any less useful. Just not as easy to use and I might have hoped.