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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Alter 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 15 /ˈɒl.təʳ/ (verb) to change or modify something to make it better, adjust, revise, amend, make changes to, vary, correct, reform, make alterations to, adapt Behavioral change can be very beneficial to an individual, an annoying side-effect, or a life-altering condition which takes considerable effort to repair. Two such…
Expand 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 15 /ɪkˈspænd/ (verb) to increase in size, number or importance, swell, enlarge, dilate get bigger, spread out, become larger, stretch, inflate, thicken, grow, multiply Growth and expansion are key goals for most business owners and entrepreneurs. But how can you expand your business in today’s lackluster and slow-growth economy?…
Bewildered 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 14 /bɪˈwɪl.dəd/ (adj) confused and not knowing what to do, perplexed, mixed up, disoriented, puzzled, bemused, baffled, mystified, dazed, disconcerted We all get confused and bewildered at times, but prolonged periods of confusion can cause us to feel that we are stuck in a never-ending, foggy web of uncertainty.…
Thrust 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 14 /θrʌst/ (noun & verb) Verb: to push something strongly and suddenly, push with force, propel, shove, force out, insert Noun: sudden and strong push, driving force, plunge, insertion, drive, shove Thrust is the force which moves the rocket through the air, and through space. Thrust is generated by…
Underdog 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 14 /ˈʌn.də.dɒg/ (noun) the people or team that are weaker and less powerful and not likely to win or be successful, victim, loser, weaker party, scapegoat, second best, little guy, fall guy College basketball’s power conferences are just opening their postseason tournaments, but many smaller schools have already punched…
Whirl 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 14 /wɜːl/ (noun & verb) Noun: spinning or turning round, spinning motion, flick, rotation, twizzle, twirl – an exciting and continuous period of activity, tumult, hustle, quick succession of events, commotion, flurry, bustle Verb: turn or spin rapidly, rotate, reel, twirl, swivel Why there’s a whirl when you drain…
Vicious 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 14 /ˈvɪʃ.əs/ (adj) hurtful, evil, causing extreme hurt or harm to others, callous, heartless, dangerous, violent, savage, ferocious, barbarous, barbaric, sadistic, inhuman, brutal, ruthless, fierce, merciless, relentless, cruel – malignant, malign, spiteful, malicious, venomous, mean, malevolent, rancorous Opposition made vicious attempts to destroy national unity in Pakistan: CM Buzdar…
Duplicate 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 14 /ˈdjuː.plɪ.keɪt/ (adj, noun & verb) Verb: to make a precise copy of something, make an identical version of something, copy, repeat, photocopy, redo, clone, reprint, reproduce, replicate Noun: an exact copy of something, replacement, reproduction, facsimile, spare, carbon copy Adjective: being an exact copy of something else, matching,…
Brawl 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 14 /brɔːl/ (noun & verb) a noisy and aggressive fight, tussle, fracas, argument, punch-up, skirmish, affray, scuffle, clash – to fight noisily, wrestle, scrap Mississippi State and Tulsa played a football game today. That bit of information was immediately overshadowed when the two teams engaged in an all-out brawl…
Opponent 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 14 /əˈpəʊ.nənt/ (noun) a person who competes with you or challenges you in a sport, challenger, adversary or rival, contender, contestant, combatant, competitor, match – a person who disagrees with you, opposer, antagonist, enemy, foe, dissenter, objector I’m trying to picture the scenario you have in mind. Unlike professional…