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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Anticipate Anticipate (verb) /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ to expect something to happen – look forward to – await – foresee – do in advance, forestall, antedate A successful businessman should anticipate his/her clients’ needs in advance. Noun: anticipation Noun: anticipator Adjective: anticipatory Adjective: anticipative
Dilemma Dilemma (noun) /daɪˈlem.ə/ a situation in which you should choose between 2 or more difficult options – predicament – impasse – problem, quandary Allen is facing the dilemma of choosing between a perfect job or continuing education.
Detour Detour (noun & verb) /ˈdiː.tɔːʳ/ US /-tʊr/ noun: an indirect route or path to a place – deviation – diversion – bypass: We took a detour to avoid the heavy rush hour traffic.
Merit Merit (noun & verb) /ˈmer.ɪt/ noun: good quality – great value – worth – advantage, quality, excellence The great merit of this software program is that it’s so easy to use. Antonyms: disadvantage, worthlessness
Baffled Baffled (adj) /ˈbæf.ļ/ Baffled definition not knowing what to do – confused – bewildered – puzzled – perplexed: Example The difficult math problem has made me quite baffled. Parts of speech Verb: baffle Adjective: baffling Noun: bafflement
Warden Warden (noun) /ˈwɔː.dən/ US /ˈwɔːr-/ a principal officer who’s in charge of a prison – prison keeper – guardian – law enforcer – supervisor – curator – governor: The prisoner could escape the prison because the warden was asleep. Noun: wardenship
Delinquent Delinquent (adj & noun) /dɪˈlɪŋ.kwənt/ noun: a criminal or offender – lawbreaker – felon – wrongdoer: Adjective: antisocial, criminal This district at night is infamous for having so many delinquents. Antonyms: dutiful, law-abiding Noun: delinquency Adverb: delinquently
Deprived Deprived (adj) /dɪˈpraɪvd/ not having the necessary and basic things that you really need, lacking in, underprivileged, disadvantaged, poor, destitute Being a deprived child, she was suffering from malnutrition. Antonyms: provided, blessed, privileged Verb: deprive: take away, remove, withdraw, dispossess Noun: deprivation Noun: depriver Adjective: deprivable
Reject Reject (noun & verb) /rɪˈdʒekt/ verb: to refuse to agree or accept, discard, disallow, deny, rebuff, refuse, decline, snub, eliminate I became frustrated when my submitted manuscript was rejected by the international journal. Antonym: accept Noun: rejection Noun: rejecter Adjective: rejective
Spouse Spouse (noun) /spaʊs/ someone’s wife or husband: The company staff were allowed to take their spouses to the opening ceremony.