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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Captive Captive (adj & noun) /ˈkæp.tɪv/ noun: a person or animal that is confined or restrained, prisoner, hostage, detainee, in prison, imprisoned, incarcerated, caged, enslaved The evidence shows that, in the war, the captives had been badly tortured and mistreated. Antonym: free Noun: captivity
Fragile Fragile (adj) /ˈfrædʒ.aɪl/ US /ˈfrædʒ.əl/ easily broken or damaged, delicate, unstable, brittle, breakable, tenuous, frail, flimsy On the TV box, I saw the label that read, “Fragile! Handle with Care”. Antonyms: strong, sturdy, stable, robust Noun: fragility Adverb: fragilely
Perish Perish (verb) /ˈper.ɪʃ/ to die or be destroyed, disappear, pass away, expire, depart this life, succumb, decease Dozens of people perished in the powerful earthquake. Antonyms: live, survive Adjective: perishing
Prosper Prosper (verb) /ˈprɒs.pəʳ/ US /ˈprɑː.spɚ/ to be successful, especially financially – succeed financially – flourish – do well – thrive: He was determined to prosper and climb up the ladder of success. Antonym: decline Noun: prosperity Adjective: prosperous Adverb: prosperously
Weary Weary (adj & verb) /ˈwɪə.ri/ US /ˈwɪr.i/ adj: physically tired, exhausted, tired out, tiring, sleepy, wiped out Weary of studying too much, John decided to take a short nap. Antonyms: fresh, aware, conscious Noun: weariness
Vigor Vigor (noun) /ˈvɪg.əʳ/ US /-ɚ/ great mental or physical strength, vitality, energy, robustness, potency, force, intensity After his recovery, he resumed his job with renewed vigor. Antonyms: lethargy, feebleness, weakness Adjective: vigorous Adverb: vigorously
Collide Collide (verb) /kəˈlaɪd/ to hit somebody or something violently that is moving toward you, crash into, strike, bump into, run into The two cars severely collided and their drivers got injured seriously. Noun: collision
Confirm Confirm (verb) /kənˈfɜːm/ US /-ˈfɝːm/ to prove that something is true, verify, make certain, reinforce, strengthen, corroborate, check, substantiate, prove, bear out, validate Her pale complexion confirmed that she’d been scared to death. Antonyms: refute, weaken Noun: confirmation Noun: confirmer Adjective: confirmable Adjective: confirmatory
Verify Verify (verb) /ˈver.ɪ.faɪ/ to prove that something is true or exists, confirm, make certain, attest, substantiate, validate, authenticate My former manager’s letter of recommendation was sufficient to verify my qualification. Antonym: disapprove Noun: verification Noun: verifier Noun: verifiability Adjective: verifiable Adverb: verifiably
Transmit Transmit (verb) /trænzˈmɪt/ US /træns-/ to send something out – broadcast – emit – pass on – put on the air – convey, send out, communicate The antenna was broken and could no more receive the transmitted radio signals. Noun: transmission Noun: transmittal Adjective: transmittable