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Michael McCarthy, Felicity O'Dell | |
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English Vocabulary in use: Advanced Book PDF by Michael McCarthy, Felicity O'Dell, English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book PDF, advanced English vocabulary test with answers pdf, English vocabulary in use intermediate. Basic meaning
When you look up a word, the main thing that you want to know is its basic meaning. For example: in She has fair hair the word fair = light, opposite of dark or in It's time to wind up the discussion now the words wind up = end.
However, there are a lot of other aspects of meaning that it is important to be aware of, particularly when you are studying at a more advanced level of English.
Polysemy or multiple meanings (see Unit v)
A great many words in English have more than one meaning. Look at fair and wind up wand Ap/ and their different meanings in these examples:
That wasn't a very fair thing to say! [adjective: just] The handsome knight fell in love with a fair maiden. [adjective: beautiful] There's a fair on at the park this week. [noun: public event with games and rides]
His knowledge of French is fair. [adjective: neither very bad nor very good] She has a fair chance of winning the prize. [adjective: reasonable]
Fair weather is forecast for tomorrow. [adjective: dry and pleasant]
Don't forget to wind up your watch. [turn a knob on a clockwork watch so it keeps going] She seems to enjoy winding him up. [tell someone something in order deliberately to annoy] If he carries on like this, he's going to wind up in prison. [end up in an unpleasant situation]Â
English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book Summary
English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced includes over 2,000 new words and expressions that are presented and practiced in typical contexts appropriate to this level.
The book is informed by the Cambridge International Corpus to ensure that the vocabulary selected is useful and up-to-date.
A test book (Test Your English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced is also available for extra practice. This 'with answers' edition is ideal for self-study. English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book PDF by Michael McCarthy, Felicity O'Dell, English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book PDF, advanced English vocabulary test with answers pdf, English vocabulary in use intermediate.Â
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