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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Unearth Unearth (verb) /ʌnˈɜːθ/ US /-ˈɝːθ/ to dig something up from the ground, bring something out, disinter, disclose, retrieve, uncover, dig up, extract, excavate: The archaeologists unearthed some rare fossils in their last excavation project. Antonyms: cover up, bury
Depart Depart (verb) /dɪˈpɑːt/ US /-ˈpɑːrt/ to go away and leave a place, set off, start out, set forth, start out, go away, recede, quit – die, pass away, perish, depart this live, succumb – change, vary, digress, deviate He picked up his backpack and departed for the city. Antonyms: arrive, return, stick to Noun:…
Coincide Coincide (verb) /ˌkəʊ.ɪnˈsaɪd/ US /ˌkoʊ-/ to happen at the same time – occupy the same place – overlap – agree – accord – concur – match: Alice’s father’s death sadly coincided with the birth of her first child. Antonyms: differ, desist Noun: coincidence
Cancel Cancel (verb) /ˈkænt.səl/ to stop something from existing or happening – revoke – abolish – end – stop – abandon – call off – terminate: The two companies could no longer cooperate with each other and had to cancel their contract. Antonyms: prolong, renew, proceed Noun: cancellation Noun: canceller Adjective: cancellable
Debtor Debtor (noun) /ˈdet.əʳ/ US /ˈdeţ.ɚ/ someone who owes money – borrower, mortgagor, insolvent: I spread myself too thin in order not to continue being a debtor. Noun: debt Adjective: debtless
Legible Legible (adj) /ˈledʒ.ɪ.bļ/ something that can be read easily – readable – clear – understandable – decipherable: His handwriting was not legible at all. Antonym: illegible Noun: legibility Adverb: legibly
Contagious Contagious (adj) /kənˈteɪ.dʒəs/ that can be transmitted from person to person by contact – transmittable – spreadable – transmissible – infectious: Flu is a common contagious disease, especially in the winter. Adverb: contagiously Noun: contagiousness
Clergy Clergy (noun) /ˈklɜː.dʒi/ US /ˈklɝː-/ priests, especially in the Christian church, people performing religious services, ordained priests, clergymen, priesthood, ministry The clergy began preaching a sermon about some important virtues. Antonym: laity
Customary Customary (adj) /ˈkʌs.tə.mər.i/ US /-mer-/ based on what is normal and usual – ordinary – expected – regular – typical – everyday: Tom bombarded his teacher with lots of questions with his customary curiosity. Antonyms: exceptional, unconventional Adverb: customarily
Transparent Transparent (adj) /trænˈspær.ənt/ US /trænˈsper-/ easily seen through – clear – obvious crystal clear – see-through – visible – evident: Before setting off for the road trip, make sure that the front window is transparent enough. Antonyms: opaque, obscure, unclear Noun: transparency Adverb: transparently