1100 Words You Need to Know has been one of the top-rated and best-selling vocabulary books in the market for over 4 decades published by Barron’s Educational Series and written by Murray Bromberg and Melvin Gordon. This advanced vocabulary book helps you to learn advanced academic words and idioms in context with answer keys by the end of the book. Many students and SAT / ACT candidates have been satisfied with this book and its various sections, especially analogy exercises in real context, such as novels, magazines, TV shows, etc.
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Split Hairs 1100 Words You Need Split Hairs 1100 Words You Need make trivial distinction, argue about unimportant details, quibble, niggle, equivocate, be pedantic, mince matters, cavil, make fine distinctions Q. A friend of mine often uses the phrase “split hairs” to mean argue over petty details. Where does this interesting expression come from? A.…
Hostile 1100 Words You Need Hostile 1100 Words You Need /ˈhɒs.taɪl/ US /ˈhɑː.stəl/ (adj) unfriendly and aloof, difficult to get along with, strongly opposed to someone or something, contrary, against, relating to enemy, antagonistic, aggressive, unsympathetic, inimical, intimidating, adverse, unwelcoming, harsh, argumentative Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah died on Friday at the age of 90 leaving…
Remiss 1100 Words You Need Remiss 1100 Words You Need /rɪˈmɪs/ (adj) Remiss definition careless and not doing one’s duty properly enough, negligent, inattentive, thoughtless, slapdash Example Evidently, Atty. Elayda was remiss in his duties and responsibilities as a member of the legal profession. His conduct shows that he not only failed to exercise due…
Paramount 1100 Words You Need Paramount 1100 Words You Need /ˈpær.ə.maʊnt/ (adj) the most important thing or component, more important than anything else, salient, major, chief, significant, supreme, utmost, dominant, principal, top, overriding, vital Security is of paramount importance The term security is one of the key words that we use more often than we…
Prevalent 1100 Words You Need Prevalent 1100 Words You Need /ˈprev.əl.ənt/ (adj) existing everywhere, ubiquitous, rife, epidemic, happening frequently, dominant, predominant, widespread, rampant, customary, prevailing, numerous, frequent, common Recognizing that effective efforts to prevent the major causes of morbidity and mortality in African Americans begin with acknowledging bias and capturing concern regarding these diseases, the…
Burn the midnight oil Burn the midnight oil to study or work late into the night, burn the candle at both ends, work late, study up, work day and night, work overtime, keep your nose to the grindstone, toil, cram We all stay up late at night to complete a piece of work. And the…
Doddering 1100 Words You Need Doddering 1100 Words You Need /ˈdɒd.ər.i/ (adj) physically weak and shaking because of old age, doddery, feeble, walking unsteadily, tottering, teetering, wobbling, staggering The reaction was not quite what the president was seeking. In repeatedly bringing up his cognitive test in recent weeks, he has been trying to bolster his…
Senile 1100 Words You Need Senile 1100 Words You Need /ˈsiː.naɪl/ (adj) showing a lack of mental ability due to old age, mentally less acute in later life, confused, disorientated, absent-minded During his interview last weekend with Fox News’s Chris Wallace, President Trump repeatedly questioned former vice president Joe Biden’s mental fitness for office. “Biden…
Virile 1100 Words You Need Virile 1100 Words You Need /ˈvɪr.aɪl/ US /-əl/ (adj) (of a man) strong, sexual and attractive, manly, masculine, relating to an adult male, sexually potent, mannish, male An original olfactory score, dedicated to opera music and created by Master Perfumier Maurizio Cerizza, a touching, intimate and well-balanced composition. Like a…
Imbibe 1100 Words You Need Imbibe 1100 Words You Need /ɪmˈbaɪb/ (verb) to drink especially alcohol, swallow, gulp, to receive and accept information or data, take in something mentally, absorb The American Dental Association (ADA) warns that one of the often-forgotten side effects of alcohol can be just as damaging to your teeth: dehydration. Alcohol…