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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Ingenious Ingenious (adj) /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/ Definition clever, innovative and skillful with novel ideas, inventive, resourceful, clever, imaginative, smart Example Eric has devised an ingenious plan to cut costs in our organization. Antonyms lowbrow, unimaginative Parts of speech Noun: ingeniousness Adverb: ingeniously
Emerge Emerge (verb) /ɪˈmɜːdʒ/ US /-ˈmɝːdʒ/ to come into view or appear – come into sight, come out, materialize, appear, come into view, come to light, transpire, arise, begin The sun was emerging from behind the mountains. Antonyms: disappear, vanish, wane Noun: emergence
Harvest Harvest (noun & verb) /ˈhɑː.vɪst/ US /ˈhɑːr-/ noun: crop that is collected and gathered from the field or the season in which this gathering happens – crop – yield – produce, fruitage Verb: gather, collect, bring in, reap, mow, ingather The farmers in the country celebrate at harvest time. Antonyms: plant, plantation Adjective: harvestable
Abundant Abundant (adj) /əˈbʌn.dənt/ existing in great quantities – plentiful, more than enough, profuse, copious, ample, lavish Many young people immigrate to developed countries in search of abundant opportunities. Antonyms: scarce, rare Noun: abundance Adverb: abundantly
Uneasy Uneasy (adj) /ʌnˈiː.zi/ uncomfortable and anxious, nervous, edgy, uncomfortable, apprehensive, troubled, tense, on edge Before the job interview, I was feeling quite uneasy and worried. Antonym: calm Noun: uneasiness Adverb: uneasily
Appropriate Appropriate (adj & verb) /əˈprəʊ.pri.ət/ US /-ˈproʊ-/ adj: suitable for a particular purpose or occasion, fitting, apt, right, correct, applicable We were amazed at Steve’s appropriate response to our cruel boss. Antonym: inappropriate Noun: appropriateness Noun: appropriator Adverb: appropriately Adjective: appropriative Adjective: appropriable
Panic Panic (noun & verb) /ˈpæn.ɪk/ a sudden feeling of fear and anxiety, terror, horror, anxiety, fright, dread The mother got into a panic when she couldn’t find her little child in the crowd. Antonym: calm, calmness Adjective: panicky
Ban Ban (noun & verb) /bæn/ verb: to forbid something legally and officially, embargo, prohibit, forbid, veto, bar, sanction, disallow, proscribe, interdict Smoking is banned among the personnel of this company. Antonym: allow Adjective: banned
Quota Quota (noun) /ˈkwəʊ.tə/ US /ˈkwoʊ.ţə/ a limited amount or number of something that someone is allowed to have or receive – share – proportion, portion, allowance, ration, allocation, slice, part, measure Europe is considering some quotas on the number of legal immigrants annually.
Rave Rave (adj, noun & verb) /reɪv/ verb: to speak widely in an incoherent way – talk wildly – give high praise, extol, enthuse, praise – fume, rant, fulminate When he sees his friends, he always raves about his adventures in his youth. Antonym: criticize