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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Narcotic Narcotic (adj & noun) /nɑːˈkɒt.ɪk/ US /nɑːrˈkɑːţ-/ noun: an addictive drug from opium that relieves pain and causes dizziness, drug, medicine, tranquilizing – painkiller: Adjective: interminable, tedious, boring, dull, monotonous, calming The physician prescribed me some narcotic to deal with my acute pain. Antonym: stimulant Adverb: narcotically
Illegal Illegal (adj) /ɪˈliː.gəl/ against the law, unlawful, not supported by law, illegitimate, prohibited, forbidden, banned Illegal immigration is a serious social issue these days. Antonym: legal Adverb: illegally
Heir Heir (noun) /eəʳ/ US /er/ someone who receives money, property, etc. after the death of another person, beneficiary, recipient, successor, inheritor: Being the only child of the family, Robert was the sole heir to all of Mr. Smith’s property. Noun: heirship Adjective: heirless
Vandal Vandal (noun) /ˈvæn.dəl/ someone who deliberately damages other people’s property – trespasser – delinquent – criminal – felon, thug: The police arrested several vandals and dispersed the crowd. Noun: vandalism Verb: vandalize
Refrain Refrain (noun & verb) /rɪˈfreɪn/ verb: to hold back from doing something – avoid – stop – desist, cease, hold back, abstain Noun: repeated verse or line in a poem, catch phrase, chorus Please refrain from cheating in the exam. Antonym: persist Noun: refrainment
Abide Abide (verb) /əˈbaɪd/ to tolerate or withstand something or someone, put up with, accept, endure, tolerate, compromise, stand for, bear, obey, dwell or reside in a place: As a subordinate, she had to abide by the rules imposed by her superior. Antonym: defy Noun: abidance Noun: abider
Unify Unify (verb) /ˈjuː.nɪ.faɪ/ to unite and bring together – form a single unit, join, combine, merge, amalgamate, bring together, fuse We need to bury the hatchet and unify our forces to regain our power. Antonym: separate Noun: unification Noun: unifier Adjective: unifiable Adjective: unifying
Heed Heed (noun & verb) /hiːd/ verb: to pay attention to a warning or advice – give serious attention to something, listen to, take note of, notice, attention, note, care, mindfulness If you had heeded my advice, you wouldn’t have been in trouble now. Antonyms: disregard, negligence Adjective: heedful Noun: heeder
Biography Biography (noun) /baɪˈɒg.rə.fi/ US /-ˈɑː.grə-/ the life story of a person written by someone else, life story, life history, life account, profile, autobiography Albert Einstein’s biography has been written by different authors. Adjective: biographical Noun: biographer
Drench Drench (verb) /drentʃ/ to make somebody or something completely wet – soak – wet – saturate – inundate – flood – cover: It was raining cats and dogs, and I got totally drenched. Antonym: dry out Adjective: drenched Adjective: drenching Noun: drencher