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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Pedestrian Pedestrian (adj & noun) /pəˈdes.tri.ən/ noun: someone traveling or walking on foot esp in cities where there are cars, walker, rambler, on foot The pedestrian wearing headphones was hit on the crosswalk by a careless driver. adj: too ordinary and dull, not interesting or exciting, prosaic, humdrum, unimaginative I fell asleep in the middle…
Tragedy Tragedy (noun) /ˈtrædʒ.ə.di/ a very sad and painful event that involves death or suffering, or a play or literature that reflects suffering and sorrow, misfortune, disaster, calamity, heartbreak, catastrophe His miserable life has been a complete tragedy replete with suffering and wretchedness. Antonyms: comedy, joy Adjective: tragic Adverb: tragically
Quantity Quantity (noun) /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti/ US /ˈkwɑːn.ţə.ţi/ the number of amount of something that could be measured, extent, capacity, amount, magnitude, value, measure, mass A large quantity of the students resort to cramming when it comes to final exams. Antonym: quality Verb: quantify Noun: quantification
Harsh Harsh (adj) /hɑːʃ/ US /hɑːrʃ/ difficult to tolerate or endure, severe, intense, austere, unpleasant and unkind, unsympathetic and critical, inhospitable She’s so squeamish. So, she cannot stand any harsh criticism. harsh voice / chemicals / punishment Antonyms: mild, gentle, kind, pleasant Noun: harshness Adverb: harshly
Budget Budget (adj, noun & verb) /ˈbʌdʒ.ɪt/ the estimated money, time and resources for a particular purpose during a particular period of time, funds, finances, resources, financial statement or plan Adjective: inexpensive and economical, cost-effective, modest, cheap We’re running out the allocated budget for the business project. I’m afraid we need to reschedule our plans.…
Nimble Nimble (adj) /ˈnɪm.bļ/ quick and fast in movement and action, agile, lively, quick, sprightly, dexterous I was amazed at the sight of the musician’s nimble fingers on the piano. Antonym: awkward Noun: nimbleness Adverb: nimbly
Manipulate Manipulate (verb) /məˈnɪp.jʊ.leɪt/ to control, handle, operate, move or influence somebody or something skillfully, control, influence, deploy, engineer, affect, impress, direct, operate I don’t like it when my coworkers try to manipulate me. Noun: manipulation Noun: manipulator Adjective: manipulative
Reckless Reckless (adj) /ˈrek.ləs/ not considering possible dangers, thoughtless and careless, hasty, inattentive, heedless and wild, irresponsible These days, you see many reckless drivers on the streets. Antonym: careful, cautious Noun: recklessness Adverb: recklessly
Horrid Horrid (adj) /ˈhɒr.ɪd/ US /ˈhɔːr-/ causing horror or disgust, dreadful, unpleasant and nasty, despicable, horrible I cannot stand horrid behaviors, particularly at the table. Antonyms: pleasant, pleasing Noun: horridness Adverb: horridly
Defiant Defiant (adj) /dɪˈfaɪ.ənt/ intentionally disobedient – aggressively challenging, insubordinate, deliberately disobeying, insolent, cheeky, rebellious The student left the principal’s room, slamming the door behind in a defiant gesture. Antonym: compliant Verb: defy Noun: defiance Adverb: defiantly