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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Wobble Wobble (verb) /ˈwɒb.ļ/ US /ˈwɑː.bļ/ to move unsteadily from side to side – shake – tremble – quiver – be unable to make a decision – dither – vacillate: The little baby was wobbling toward his mother’s voice. Adjective: wobbly Adverb: wobblingly Noun: wobbler
Swarm Swarm (noun & verb) /swɔːm/ US /swɔːrm/ noun: a large group of insects or people moving together – large crowd or mass – group – horde – throng – to group – to fly – to hover: The screaming child was being followed by a swarm of angry bees.
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
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
Summit 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 37 /ˈsʌm.ɪt/ (noun) the peak of a mountain – the highest point or most important part of something, pinnacle, acme, zenith, crown, tip, apex – top-level diplomatic conference, meeting, summit meeting They’re looking for 15 aspiring storytellers to join the summit, at which they’ll be coached by Freedman herself…
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
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
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
Drought 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 37 /draʊt/ (noun) a long period of time when there is no or just little precipitation or rain, long period of dry weather, lack of rain, dry spell, deficiency, scarcity, shortage of water, dearth The impacts of drought were discussed at length as were the issues of approaching drought…
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