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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Uneventful 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 31 /ˌʌn.ɪˈvent.fəl/ (adj) boring and uninteresting, lackluster, tedious, monotonous, unexciting, ordinary, humdrum, everyday, dull, predictable, mundane I was 1 day away from Nha Trang so I set off just before lunch and with another uneventful day on the Vietnamese highway under my belt, I cycled through a far bigger…
Vein 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 31 /veɪn/ (noun) a tube or vessel that carries blood in the body, body vessel – a narrow layer of minerals or substances formed in a crack on rocks, lode, seam, stratum, line, strip – a temporary mood or style, frame of mind, manner, attitude, tone, disposition – a…
Lunatic 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 31 /ˈluː.nə.tɪk/ (adj & noun) Noun: someone who behaves insanely or foolishly, maniac, psychopath, madman, psychotic, psycho Adjective: thoughtless, crazy, stupid, insane, inane “Only a lunatic would think that art is superior to nature.” ― Gao Xingjian, Soul Mountain Source: https://www.goodreads.com/
Dispute 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 31 /dɪˈspjuːt/ (noun & verb) Noun: disagreement or argument, rift, quarrel, strife, clash, row Verb: to disagree, argue, debate, wrangle, discuss, quarrel, exchange views – impugn, doubt, contest Every workplace is made up of individuals with different personalities, backgrounds, work habits, values, and ideas. While these differences can bring…
Patriotic 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 31 /ˌpæt.riˈɒt.ɪk/ (adj) showing and expressing so much love and reverence to your own country, nationalistic, nationalist, loyal, loyalist, xenophobic, chauvinistic, jingoistic I want to welcome every veteran, service members, and families, and many other patriotic Americans to our Patriotic Veterans website. As President Trump recently pointed out, “the…
Jest 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 31 /dʒest/ (noun & verb) Noun: a joke or something similar that is said or done to amuse people, witticism, funny remark, gag, prank, hoax, canard, quip Verb: to amuse people by telling a joke or doing something funny, kid, joke, quip, clown, tease Many a true word is…
Idol 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 31 /ˈaɪ.dəl/ (noun) a statue or object that is worshipped so much as part of their religion, effigy, icon, fetish, figure, figurine, graven image, carving, sculpture – someone who is revered and admired greatly, hero, heroine, icon, superstar, obsession, favorite, ideal In Hinduism, an icon, image, statue or idol…
Confine 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 31 /kənˈfaɪn/ (verb) Confine definition to restrict or limit someone or something, restrain – to enclose someone or keep them in by force, hold in, imprison, incarcerate, trap, jail, hold captive, impound, hedge in, detain, lock in, quarantine Example Meaz Nour-Eldin was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant on charges…
Commuter 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 31 /kəˈmjuː.təʳ/ (noun) someone who regularly commutes or travels between home and work, passenger, rail user, traveler, fare Commuting is periodically recurring travel between one’s place of residence and place of work or study, where the traveler or commuter leaves the boundary of their home community. It sometimes refers…
Attract 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 30 /əˈtrækt/ (verb) to draw or pull someone or something or their attention to or toward yourself, draw near, magnetize, entice, induce, interest, captivate, seduce, bring together, lure, fascinate, enchant, charm Moths use lights to navigate at night, so they’re drawn by bright lights and are famous for it.…