Verse 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 30 /vɜːs/ (noun & verb) any short line of a poem or song, verse line, group of lines in a piece of writing, a piece of writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, poetry, rhyme, blank verse – stanza, canto, unit The literary device verse denotes a single line of …
Quote 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 30 /kwəʊt/ (noun & verb) Verb: to repeat exactly what another person has said, reproduce, echo, iterate, retell, recite, repeat, to refer to a fact or example, mention, cite Noun: a quotation or citation, something that has been quoted or repeated, extract, excerpt, reference – appraisal, estimate, price A …
Quarter 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 30 /ˈkwɔː.təʳ/ (noun & verb) Noun: a particular region or area, neighborhood, sector, vicinity, district, section, part – one of the four parts of something, one-fourth, division, quadrant Verb: to provide a place to live, accommodate, lodge, house, find a bed for The Chinese Quarter of Birmingham, England is …
Appoint 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 30 /əˈpɔɪnt/ (verb) select someone for a particular job or position, employ, nominate, assign, determine, specify, designate, hire, sign up – decide on the time or place of something to happen, agree on time or place of something, fix, arrange, allot – equip or furnish “In line with General …
Occupant 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 30 /ˈɒk.jʊ.pənt/ (noun) holder or resident of a room, home or building, householder, lodger, owner, dweller, denizen, tenant, inhabitant, – someone taking possession of unclaimed property Houses of 200 sq m to 400 sq m (four to six bedrooms) can comfortably accommodate eight to 10 occupants, allowing 20 sq …
Novel 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 30 /ˈnɒv.əl/ (adj & noun) Adjective: new and innovative, unprecedented, fresh, original, unique, unusual Noun: a long story book with complex plot and characters, narrative, book, tale, work of fiction Since the first report in December 2019 from Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus …
Mortal 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 30 /ˈmɔː.təl/ (adj & noun) Adjective: causing death, deadly, fatal, lethal, life-threatening, pernicious – certain to die sooner or later, perishable, not eternal, not living forever, finite, earthly – grave and serious, extreme, excessive, inordinate, severe Noun: any person or creature that dies sooner or later, human being, human …
Repetition 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 29 /ˌrep.əˈtɪʃ.ən/ (noun) the act of repeating something, retelling, reiteration, recurrence, echoing, echo, replication, duplication, parroting, repeating, repeat, reverberation Repeating keywords in a paragraph is an important technique for achieving cohesion. Of course, careless or excessive repetition is boring—and a source of clutter. But used skillfully and selectively, as …
Vain 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 29 /veɪn/ (adj) extremely proud of one’s appearance, narcissistic, self-important, arrogant, conceited – abortive, futile, without any good result, otiose, fruitless, unsuccessful, worthless, ineffective, unproductive, in vain Vain: having or showing an excessively high opinion of one’s appearance, abilities, or worth. So vain is definitely not the right word …
Exempt 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 29 /ɪgˈzempt/ (verb) Verb: to excuse someone or something from a duty, responsibility, payment, and the like, let go, forgive, except, free, pardon, discharge, relieve, release Adjective: exempted or excused from a payment, duty or responsibility, off the hook, excepted, released, freed, relieved, not liable Veterans, generally exempt from …