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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Municipal Municipal (adj) /mjuːˈnɪs.ɪ.pəl/ related to cities or towns – urban – city – metropolitan: It’s difficult to solve all municipal issues and problems in large cities. Antonyms: rural, private Adverb: municipally
Oral Oral (adj & noun) /ˈɔː.rəl/ US /ˈɔːr.əl/ adj: related to the mouth – spoken – verbal – verbalized – voiced: Jack’s hand was broken. So, he took the oral version of the written examination. Antonym: written Adverb: orally
Wasp Wasp (noun) /wɒsp/ US /wɑːsp/ a striped black-and-yellow insect larger than a honey bee that can sting you without dying: A swarm of wasps where chasing the trespassing dog.
Rehabilitate Rehabilitate (verb) /ˌriː.həˈbɪl.ɪ.teɪt/ to help someone regain health – restore someone’s good rank or position – restore – recover – regenerate – repair – reestablish: It was attempted to rehabilitate the severely traumatized patient. Noun: rehabilitation Noun: rehabilitator Adjective: rehabilitative
Parole Parole (noun & verb) /pəˈrəʊl/ US /-ˈroʊl/ noun: conditional release of a prisoner sooner than expected conditioned on good conduct and frequent reporting – conditional freedom – prisoner’s promise – early release: The captive was released on parole for his good behavior and decent services.
Vertical Vertical (adj &noun) /ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/ US /ˈvɝː.ţə-/ adj: in an upright position at a right angle to a horizontal line – perpendicular – upright – straight down – straight up: The vertical and horizontal axes of the a graph Antonym: horizontal Noun: verticality Adverb: vertically
Multitude Multitude (noun) /ˈmʌl.tɪ.tjuːd/ US /-ţə.tuːd/ a large crowd of people or things – large group – horde – assembly – gathering – swarm – array – large quantity: A multitude of the students have registered for the geography field trip. Antonyms: handful, some
Nominate Nominate (verb) /ˈnɒm.ɪ.neɪt/ US /ˈnɑː.mə-/ to officially select a person for a position, job, etc. – appoint someone to a position – propose – put forward – recommend – appoint – elect – choose: Mr. Robinson has been nominated for the position of vice president in our company. Noun: nominator Noun: nominee
Upholstery Upholstery (noun) /ʌpˈhəʊl.stər.i/ US /-ˈhoʊl.stɚ-/ a piece of cloth or fabric used to cover furniture – work of upholstery – fabric – covers – material – stuffing – veneer- coating: The sofa was rather old. So, we covered it with some upholstery.
Morgue Morgue (noun) /mɔːg/ US /mɔːrg/ a special room or building in a hospital or municipal government where dead bodies are kept at a low temperature – a dismal and gloomy place – mortuary – funeral parlor – funeral home: The corpse in the fatal car accident was kept in the morgue for further accurate…