504 Absolutely Essential Words is one of the best-selling vocabulary books in the market published by Barron’s Educational Series and written by Murray Bromberg, Julius Liebb and Arthur Traiger.
In this vocabulary book, there are 42 lessons and in each lesson, you learn 12 vocabulary items in 3 examples or sentences. Each lesson comes with exercises to test your word mastery. 504 Absolutely Essential Words includes some short quizzes and review exercises as well. This vocabulary book also includes answer keys at the end where you can check whether you have completed the exercises correctly.
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Deliberate 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 37 /dɪˈlɪb.ə.reɪt/ (adj & verb) Adjective: previously planned and intentional, slow and careful, premeditated, purposeful, conscious and mindful, cautious, thoughtful, wary Verb: to consider something carefully and profoundly, deem, ponder, reflect, think, weigh up Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday, October 8, criticised those agitating against his government’s…
Surplus 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 37 /ˈsɜː.pləs/ (adj & noun) (of an amount or quantity) more than enough, excess, extra, excess amount, redundancy, superfluous, remaining, superfluity, surfeit, spare, profusion, overflow, plethora, oversupply, leftover – an amount of money that is left after all liabilities have been met, additional A budget surplus occurs when income…
Dwindle 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 37 /ˈdwɪn.dļ/ (verb) to become less or smaller in amount or size, reduce, lessen, decrease, fade, decline, vanish, diminish, drop, subside, fall off, shrink, plummet, disappear Earth’s water supply is dwindling as ‘drought-like conditions become the new normal’ Climate change is producing more rain, but the world’s water supply…
Majestic 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 37 /məˈdʒes.tɪk/ (adj) noble and dignified, magnificent, superb, splendid, impressive, distinguished, resplendent, graceful, gracious – kingly, royal, grand, grandiose Ireland’s Majestic Beauty Jenna Holeman is a CISabroad student studying in Ireland this semester, originally hailing from Ohio University. Follow her journey through a few different excursions she went on…
Heir Heir (noun) /eəʳ/ US /er/ someone who receives money, property, etc. after the death of another person, beneficiary, recipient, successor, inheritor: Being the only child of the family, Robert was the sole heir to all of Mr. Smith’s property. Noun: heirship Adjective: heirless
Narcotic Narcotic (adj & noun) /nɑːˈkɒt.ɪk/ US /nɑːrˈkɑːţ-/ noun: an addictive drug from opium that relieves pain and causes dizziness, drug, medicine, tranquilizing – painkiller: Adjective: interminable, tedious, boring, dull, monotonous, calming The physician prescribed me some narcotic to deal with my acute pain. Antonym: stimulant Adverb: narcotically
Illegal Illegal (adj) /ɪˈliː.gəl/ against the law, unlawful, not supported by law, illegitimate, prohibited, forbidden, banned Illegal immigration is a serious social issue these days. Antonym: legal Adverb: illegally
Refrain Refrain (noun & verb) /rɪˈfreɪn/ verb: to hold back from doing something – avoid – stop – desist, cease, hold back, abstain Noun: repeated verse or line in a poem, catch phrase, chorus Please refrain from cheating in the exam. Antonym: persist Noun: refrainment
Harmony Harmony (noun) /ˈhɑː.mə.ni/ US /ˈhɑːr-/ friendly agreement among people – accord – pleasant combination of musical sounds – musical notes played together in agreement – synchronization – coherence, coordination, congruence, agreement, concord In this organization, all the staff work in perfect harmony. Antonym: discord Verb: harmonize
Resume Resume (verb) /rɪˈzjuːm/ US /-ˈzuːm/ to continue doing something after a temporary pause – restart – recommence – pick up where you left off – return – go back, get back on track He’ll resume his work as soon as he recovers from his illness. Antonym: stop