English Wve e laa ie UT Yale Michael McCarthy Felicity O'Dell CAMBRIDGE 100 units of vocabulary reference and practice sve) ici AU CNAs] aL6! classroom useContents To the student 4 Aspects of vocabulary learning i Strategies for learning ii Types of meaning polysemy, synonymy, collocation, connotation, register iii Making the most of your dictionary iv Collocation the real thing, the genuine article v Polysemy fair, flat, drill Metaphor be on the ball, all the world’s a stage Register garments, clothes, clobber viii Connotation and cultural associations cowboys, black cats Word formation Abbreviations and acronyms ID, FAQ, 0.1.0. Prefixes: creating new meanings —_over-, cross-, e- Suffixes: productive suffixes and word classes -free, -proof, -esque Word-building and word-blending biodegradable, cybercafé, guesstimate Global contact and language enrichment loan word, roster, intelligentsia Similar but different: words easily confused _series/serial, moist/damp aAuaune Work and study 7 At work: colleagues and routines flexi-time, freelance, job-share 8 At work: career and promotion drive, perks, glass ceiling 9 Business 1 telemarketing, niche market, entrepreneurship 10 Business 2. submit a tender, default on a payment 11. Cramming for success: study and academic work rote-learning, assignment, deadline 12. Education: debates and issues elitism, league tables, the three Rs People and relationships 13 Talking about yourself diligent, shrewd, sagacious 14. Relationships: positive aspects infatuated, amiable, kindred spirits 15. Relationships: problems disloyal, unsupportive, family feud 16 Passions: reactions and emotions conciliate, rapture, blissful 17 Feelings: antipathies and aversions abhorrence, loathing, fickle 18 Observing others: appearance and mannerisms lanky, grimace, pout 19 Observing others: character traits impulsive, diffident, gullible 20 Birth and death: from cradle to grave Caesarean section, obituaries, mourning Leisure and lifestyle 21 Free time: relaxation and leisure time-consuming, dabbler, shopabolic 22. All the rage: clothes and fashion frumpy, dressed to kill, without frills 23 Homestyles, lifestyles granny flat, minimalism, household word 24 Socialising and networking housewarming, hobnob, clique 25 The performance arts: reviews and critiques hackneyed, typecast, rendition 26 The plastic arts philistinism, impenetrable, tongue-in-cheek 27 Talking about books chronicle, memoirs, compulsive reading 28 We are what we eat wholesome, GM, unsavoury 29 Dinner’s on me: entertaining and eating out sweet tooth, calorie-conscious, teetotal English Vocabulary in Use (Advanced)Travel 30 On the road: traffic and driving bit-and-run, road rage, tailback 31 Travel and accommodation deluxe, charter, half-board 32 Tourism back to nature, eco-tourism, discerning The environment 33 Describing the world paddy field, prairies, migrant 34 Weather and climate clammy, sweltering, snowed under 35 Buildings in metaphors glass ceiling, tower of strength, key to success 36 Trees, plants and metaphors nip in the bud, germinate, shrivel 37 Animals and birds rodent, herbivore, fur trade 38. Environment and conservation endangered, fossil fuels, pristine Society and institutions 39. Here to help: service encounters obliging, shoddy, on hold 40 Authorities: customs and police sniffer dog, on-the-spot fine, drug squad 41 World views: ways of thinking bigot, assumption, tenet 42. Festivals in their cultural context renewal, commemorate, raucous 43 Talking about languages Germanic, syntax, pictograms 44 History usurp power, feudal, serf 45. Poverty: the haves and the have nots malnutrition, GDP, destitute 46 British politics lobbyist, petition, grievance 47 The language of law impeach, embezzle, overturn a verdict 48 War and peace deterrent, hostilities, biological warfare 49 Economy and finance debt, sanctions, devaluation 50. Personal finance: balancing your books strapped for cash, broke, golden handshake The media 51 The media: print agony aunt, flyer, pamphlet 52. The media: Internet and e-mail chat room, browse, cookie 53 Advertising rock-bottom prices, state-of-the-art, trailers 54 The news: gathering and delivering column inch, sound bite, hot off the press Health 55 Health and illness 1 go down with, hepatitis, typhoid 56 Health and illness 2 aches and pains, nauseous, acupuncture 57 Health and illness 3 side effects, jaundiced view, prognosis 58 Diet, sport and fitness cholesterol, cardiovascular, move the goalposts Technology 59 Aspects of industrialisation low-tech, subsidies, lame duck 60 Technology and its impact PDA, biotechnology, ergonomics 61 Future visions virtual reality, e-commerce, gene therapy Basic concepts 62. Space: expanse and confinement rambling, poky, labyrinth 63 Time: sequence and duration donkey's years, over the hill, fleeting 64 Motion: nuances of pace and movement hobble, trudge, stream 65 Manner: behaviour and body language mind your Ps and Os, etiquette, twitch 2. English Vocabulary in Use (Advanced)