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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Recline 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 Recline 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 /rɪˈklaɪn/ (noun & verb) lie down and relax, repose, lie back, lean back, be recumbent, lounge, sprawl, couch, stretch out, loll, tilt back, rest Sedentary behavior is not the same as physical inactivity: sedentary behavior is defined as “any waking behavior…
Peril 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 Peril 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 /ˈper.əl/ (noun) great danger, jeopardy, risk, hazard, insecurity, uncertainty, menace, threat, perilousness, pitfall, exposure, liability The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being…
Numb 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 Numb 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 /nʌm/ (noun & verb) without any sensation or feeling, numbed, desensitized, unfeeling, anaesthetized, dazed, stunned, frigid, paralyzed, frozen, deadened – emotionless, shocked, traumatized, distressed Raynaud’s (ray-NOSE) disease causes some areas of your body — such as your fingers and toes —…
Inhabit 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 Inhabit 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 /ɪnˈhæb.ɪt/ (verb) to live in a place, colonize, settle, dwell in, reside, in, lodge in, abide in, populate, squat, occupy There are other examples of extreme habitats where specially adapted lifeforms exist; tar pits teeming with microbial life; naturally occurring crude…
Frigid 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 Frigid 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 /ˈfrɪdʒ.ɪd/ (adj) extremely cold, freezing, frosty, icy, chilly, wintry, sub-zero, glacial – unfriendly and too formal, unemotional, passionless, unfeeling, austere Why Frigid Office Temperatures Can be Bad for Business It’s summertime but it doesn’t feel like it in your office. Do…
Dismal 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 Dismal 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 /ˈdɪz.məl/ (adj) hopeless and sad, gloomy, dejected, grim, cheerless, depressed, melancholy, morose, doleful, despondent, dispirited, miserable, wretched, somber – extremely bad, awful, dreary When you need to look sad or dismal in person or during a performance, you have to rely…
Conceal 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 Conceal 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 /kənˈsiːl/ (verb) to hide something, prevent something from being seen, keep secret, prevent from being known, cover, obscure, block out, mask, cover up, disguise, veil, secrete, camouflage, screen, suppress, hold back Mistakes are also made because of difficulty in concealing or…
Corpse 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 Corpse 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 /kɔːps/ (noun) Corpse definition dead body especially of a human being, body, cadaver, carcass, remains Example Morgue workers in India received the shock of a lifetime when they discovered a moving ‘corpse’ in their freezer. As unbelievable as it may seem,…
Qualify 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 Qualify 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ/ (verb) to succeed in a fierce competition, be suitable for, meet the requirements, be qualified or eligible, be nominated or licensed, be certified – restrict the meaning or strength of a statement, limit, temper, constrict, reduce, modify, soften, lessen In…
Bachelor 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 Bachelor 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 /ˈbætʃ.əl.əʳ/ (noun) unmarried man, single man, unattached man, eligible male, confirmed bachelor, young knight – a person holding the first degree from a university Bachelor parties have a reputation for being raunchy and raucous (which we can probably thank Hollywood for).…