1100 Words You Need to Know has been one of the top-rated and best-selling vocabulary books in the market for over 4 decades published by Barron’s Educational Series and written by Murray Bromberg and Melvin Gordon. This advanced vocabulary book helps you to learn advanced academic words and idioms in context with answer keys by the end of the book. Many students and SAT / ACT candidates have been satisfied with this book and its various sections, especially analogy exercises in real context, such as novels, magazines, TV shows, etc.
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Invective GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Invective GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ɪnˈvek.tɪv/ (noun) criticism that is very forceful, unkind and often rude, diatribe, attack, tirade, broadside, abuse, counterblast, polemic, vituperation, denunciation, revilement, vilification, execration, opprobrium: A stream of invective from some sectors of the press continues to assail the adopted policies. Antonyms eulogy, praise
Voluble GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Voluble GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈvɒl.jʊ.bļ/ (adj) speaking a lot, with confidence and enthusiasm, expressed in many words, garrulous, long-winded, loquacious, prolix, superfluous, vociferous, fluent, articulate, verbose, talkative: Many see Parker as the obvious leader, whose voluble style works well on TV. Antonyms laconic, taciturn Parts of Speech Adverb: volubly
Discern GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Discern GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /dɪˈsɜːn/ (verb) to see, recognize or understand something that is not clear, perceive, catch, descry, detect, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, espy, glimpse, know, separate, spy, spot, tell, make out, notice, discover, observe, catch sight of, comprehend, fathom, be aware of, tell the difference, determine, know by sight: I …
Avid 1100 Words You Need Avid 1100 Words You Need /ˈæv.ɪd/ (adj) extremely eager or interested, keen, enthusiastic, passionate, devoted, ardent, fervent: an avid football fan an avid supporter of the arts Antonyms indifferent, carefree Parts of Speech Noun: avidity Adverb: avidly
Wet Blanket 1100 Words You Need Wet Blanket 1100 Words You Need someone who kills or spoils other people’s joy or fun, killjoy, spoilsport, party pooper, stick-in-the-mud, stuffed shirt, misery: I wish we hadn’t invited Kim to the party. He just turned the party into total melancholy. Such a wet blanket! Antonyms sanguine, cheerful, upbeat
Vigilant 1100 Words You Need Vigilant 1100 Words You Need /ˈvɪdʒ.ɪ.lənt/ (adj) very careful about what’s happening to notice any possible danger, circumspect, watchful, alert, cautious, on your guard, attentive, wary, observant, heedful, on the alert, aware: The vigilant soldiers lay in ambush behind the hedge, waiting for an appropriate opportunity to attack the enemy. …
Adroit 1100 Words You Need Adroit 1100 Words You Need /əˈdrɔɪt/ (adj) very skillful, showing mental and physical skill, dexterous, competent, nimble, practiced, able, adept, skilled, accomplished: With so much practice, Jack, who was a complete novice at playing the piano, has become really adroit at it. Antonyms clumsy Parts of Speech Noun: adroitness Adverb: …
Fabricate 1100 Words You Need Fabricate 1100 Words You Need /ˈfæb.rɪ.keɪt/ (verb) to invent a false story to hide the truth and deceive others, make up, concoct, dream up, trump up, cook up, contrive, counterfeit, fake, feign, produce, construct, manufacture, engineer, put together, assemble, devise: The lazy student started to fabricate a story about why …
Pretext 1100 Words You Need Pretext 1100 Words You Need /ˈpriː.tekst/ (noun) an excuse that is made up to give an untrue reason for doing something, false reason to hide the real one, made-up excuse, alibi, cause, con, ploy, trick, ruse, grounds: The university professor warned his students that no pretext would be accepted if …
Pyrrhic Victory 1100 Words You Need /ˌpɪr.ɪkˈvɪk.tər.i/ (idiom) Definition a victory that is too costly and therefore not worth winning, bitter victory, a victory in which the winner suffers so much that it is tantamount to defeat: Example The camp could finally reach for the summit of Mount Everest. However, they lost 3 of their …