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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Relieve Relieve (verb) /rɪˈliːv/ to ease someone’s pain or suffering – alleviate – mitigate – lessen – ease – replace – dismiss – fire – release It’s medically dangerous to take many painkillers to relieve pain. Antonyms: aggravate, exacerbate Noun: relief Adjective: relieving Adjective: relievable
Vocation Vocation (noun) /vəʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/ US /voʊ-/ a job or profession that requires special commitment – profession – career – occupation – talent – inclination: At the age of 40, he finally found his true vocation as a professional blogger. Adjective: vocational
Unstable Unstable (adj) /ʌnˈsteɪ.bļ/ not solid, firm or fixed – lacking stability – likely to collapse – unbalanced – wobbly – unpredictable: He’s doing hard to stabilize his unstable financial situation. Antonyms: steady, stable Noun: unstableness Adverb: unstably
Homicide Homicide (noun) /ˈhɒm.ɪ.saɪd/ US /ˈhɑː.mə-/ the act of killing another person – murder – killing, slaughter, butchery, assassination He was accused of homicide. Adjective: homicidal
Forbid Forbid (verb) /fəˈbɪd/ US /fɚ-/ to clearly state that something is not allowed – prohibit – ban – bar – prevent – hinder: To penalize Eric, his parents forbade him from watching TV for a week. Antonym: allow Adjective: forbidden Noun: forbiddance Noun: forbidder
Logical Logical (adj) /ˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/ US /ˈlɑː.dʒɪ-/ based on reasoning, facts and rational thought – sensible – rational – plausible, reasonable, sound It was quite a logical decision to quit that dead-end job and search for a more suitable one. Antonyms: illogical, implausible Noun: logic Noun: logicality Noun: logicalness Adverb: logically
Proceed Proceed (verb) /prəʊˈsiːd/ US /proʊ-/ to continue doing something – go on – advance – carry on – keep on: The CEO of the company forbade his employees to proceed with any further interrogation. Antonym: recede
Precaution Precaution (noun) /prɪˈkɔː.ʃən/ US /-ˈkɑː-/ cautious actions taken to prevent future disasters – preventive measure – protection – safety measure: Saving my academic articles on Google drive was a wise precaution against losing my precious data. Adjective: precautious Adjective: precautionary Adjective: precautional
Penalize Penalize (verb) /ˈpiː.nə.laɪz/ to impose a penalty on someone – punish – disadvantage someone – reprimand – castigate – correct: Some students were heading toward the principal’s office for being penalized unfairly by their math teacher, Mr. Richardson. Antonym: let off Noun: penalty Noun: penalization
Beneficiary Beneficiary (noun) /ˌben.ɪˈfɪʃ.ər.i/ US /-i.er.i/ someone receiving money, property, etc. – recipient – receiver – heir – payee: According to Mr. Smith’s will, his children are not beneficiaries of his personal property. Antonym: benefactor