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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Confident 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 16 /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt/ (adj) Confident definition having faith in oneself, positive, having confidence, feeling secure, having self-belief, hopeful, believing in oneself, secured, sanguine, optimistic, assertive, self-possessed, self-confident, assured, convinced, buoyant Example Being capable and being confident don’t always go hand in hand – there are plenty of businessmen and entrepreneurs…
Grateful 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 16 /ˈgreɪt.fəl/ (adj) thankful, appreciative, expressing or showing thanks, obligated, indebted, obliged – satisfying, pleasing, comforting, pleasant What Does It Mean to Be Grateful? Gratitude isn’t just in our head: It takes root in our heart and in our senses, for one beautiful moment…and then the next. Here are…
Innovative 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 15 /ˈɪn.ə.və.tɪv/ (adj) generating new and novel ideas, using new ideas and methods, original, groundbreaking, state-of-the-art, fresh, innovatory and creative, using initiative, unprecedented, inventive, pioneering It’s more than five months since Wuhan, the city where the coronavirus outbreak began, went into lockdown marking the beginning of COVID-19 restrictions. In…
Pioneer 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 15 /ˌpaɪəˈnɪəʳ/ (noun & verb) Noun: a person who is ahead of others at doing something, innovator or inventor, developer, creator, forerunner – the first person who explores a specific territory, discoverer Verb: to be a pioneer, invent or innovate new things, establish, found, lead the way, open up,…
Fortunate 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 15 /ˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/ (adj) having good luck, lucky, propitious, fortuitous, blessed, providential, in luck, auspicious, blessed with good luck, prosperous, privileged I know I speak for many many people in this fantastic learning community when I tell you that we are ready and eager to work with you on ensuring…
Unanimous 504 Absolutely Essential Words lesson 15 /juːˈnæn.ɪ.məs/ (adj) agreeing altogether unitedly on something, in harmony, in accord, in agreement, agreed, consistent, undivided, undisputed In Canada, the jury must reach a unanimous decision on criminal cases. If the jury cannot reach a unanimous decision, a hung jury is declared. A new panel of jurors will…
Pursue 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 15 /pəˈsjuː/ (verb) to try to catch or achieve something, take up, aim at, strive for, carry out, seek, aspire to, work at, engage in – follow or chase someone or something, run after, hunt, hound, track, trail Many children grow up idealizing the professions of their parents. If…
Pledge 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 15 /pledʒ/ (noun & verb) a serious and formal promise, vow, guarantee, word of honor, assurance, commitment, undertaking, oath – to make a formal and serious promise, take an oath, undertake, assure, swear An oath is a public pledge that a person will perform some action or duty, generally…
Revise 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 15 /rɪˈvaɪz/ (verb) to alter or modify something to make it better, reform, change, edit something to correct and improve it, adjust, amend – to review what you’ve studied in preparation for an exam, go over, brush up, look over, reread It is a rare author who has not,…
Mature 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 15 /məˈtjʊəʳ/ (adj & verb) Adjective: fully developed or ripe, matured, established – experienced, full-grown, skilled, adult Verb: to become mature, ripen, develop, flourish, grow up, mellow All people grow up and mature. They turn 20, they turn 40, and soon 60 – and then they die. So when…