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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Minority Minority (adj & noun) /maɪˈnɒr.ɪ.ti/ US /-ˈnɑːr.ə.ţi/ any smaller part, portion or section within a larger group, section, sector, faction, component, subgroup, element Adjective: sectional, marginal, underground, smaller, lesser Only a minority of the entire students could pass the difficult math test. Antonym: majority
Fiction Fiction (noun) /ˈfɪk.ʃən/ a book, story, report, statement, etc. that is not based on reality or facts – fantasy – imagination – untruth: As a child, I was not able to distinguish between fact and fiction. Antonyms: reality, fact Adjective: fictional
Sacred Sacred (adj) /ˈseɪ.krɪd/ considered to be holy, revered, consecrated, sanctified, blessed, sacrosanct In India, some animals are considered to be sacred. Antonym: secular Noun: sacredness Adverb: sacredly
Casual Casual (adj) /ˈkæʒ.ju.əl/ happening without any plan – unplanned – showing little attention or interest – indifferent – careless, informal At work, you must not wear casual clothes as you do on other occasions. Adverb: casually Noun: casualness
Surpass Surpass (verb) /səˈpɑːs/ US /sɚˈpæs/ to perform or do better than – excel – outperform – outdo – exceed: Among his classmates, Tom has surpassed his teacher’s expectations in the final exams. Antonym: follow
Slender Slender (adj) /ˈslen.dəʳ/ US /-dɚ/ gracefully thin – delicate and attractive, slim, small, lean, slight, As an actor, Jacob has a slender and slim body. Antonyms: fat, considerable Noun: slenderness Adverb: slenderly
Vast Vast (adj) /vɑːst/ US /væst/ very great in amount, size, number, degree, etc. – gigantic, immense, extremely big – enormous, massive, huge, prodigious In this season, the birds start to migrate in vast numbers. Antonym: small Noun: vastness
Doubt Doubt (noun & verb) /daʊt/ the state of being uncertain about something – uncertainty – distrust, have cold feet, hesitation, qualm, disbelief I’m having doubts about the efficacy of the new method. Antonym: certainty Noun: doubter Verb: doubt Adjective: doubtable
Capacity Capacity (noun) /kəˈpæs.ə.ti/ US /-ţi/ the total amount of something that can be held or contained, maximum volume, ability, bulk The conference room doesn’t have enough capacity to accommodate so many participants.
Appeal Appeal (noun & verb) /əˈpiːl/ Noun: an urgent request for something – plea – call – attraction, charm, influence, entreaty, allure, request, temptation, petition, fascination Verb: to ask or plead, request, urge, entice, interest, fascinate, charm The school principal has issued an appeal to the students’ parents for more cooperation. Antonym: repulsion Noun: appealer…