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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Envy Envy (noun & verb) /ˈen.vi/ noun: the state of being jealous of others’ success, possessions, etc. – jealousy – resentment – greed – covet – resent: The childless woman was gazing at a mother and her newborn with envy.
Pauper Pauper (noun) /ˈpɔː.pəʳ/ US /ˈpɑː.pɚ/ a very poor person – indigent person: So many paupers and addicts live in the ghetto.
Calamity Calamity (noun) /kəˈlæm.ɪ.ti/ US /-ə.ţi/ a serious and disastrous situation or event – disaster – catastrophe – tragedy – mishap – misfortune: The miserable farmers with ruined crops cannot survive any other calamity.
Oath 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 Oath 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 /əʊθ/ (noun) a promise that you make to indicate that you just tell the truth in a court of law, vow, assurance, word of honor, pledge, avowal – a swear word, curse, profanity, dirty word, obscenity, malediction, vulgarity, expletive, swearword Sworn…
Tact 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 Tact 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 /tækt/ (noun) the ability to avoid giving offence, discretion, wisdom, prudence, diplomacy, thoughtfulness, consideration, insight, sensitivity, delicacy, politeness, subtlety, care We all have to communicate painful or sensitive information at some point in our careers. And, while it’s important to tell…
Jealous 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 Jealous 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 /ˈdʒel.əs/ (adj) feeling unhappy or bitter because other people have some advantages or possessions, envious, covetous, green-eyed, resentful, green with envy, desirous – protective, suspicious, wary, watchful Maybe you’re jealous of others’ success at work. Perhaps you’re envious of your friend’s…
Keen GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Keen GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /kiːn/ (adj) very interested, eager or wanting (to do) something very much, fanatical, willing, desirous, dedicated, devoted, acute, canny, quick, enthusiastic, zealous, sharp, intense, deep, profound, ardent, sharp-edged, sensitive: They were very keen to start work as soon as possible. a keen north wind a keen sense…
Abandon 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 Abandon 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 /əˈbæn.dən/ (noun & verb) to leave or give up, dump, throw away, stop doing an activity before finishing it, leave or desert a place or person permanently, leave behind, end, call off, cancel, halt, abort, in a completely uncontrolled way, lack…
Maim 1100 Words You Need Week 43 Day 1 Maim 1100 Words You Need Week 43 Day 1 /meɪm/ (verb) to injure a part of body so severely, impair, hurt, wound, damage, cripple, disable, incapacitate, mar, mutilate, lacerate, mangle, disfigure, deform, harm, deface The use of land mines is controversial because of their potential as…
Wary 1100 Words You Need Week 33 Day 4 Wary 1100 Words You Need Week 33 Day 4 with authentic materials and examples, synonyms, antonyms, illustrated flashcards and text-to-speech for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS /ˈweə.ri/ US /ˈwer.i/ (adj) cautious about possible problems or dangers, not completely trusting other people or things, discreet, considerate, circumspect, careful,…