Test Your English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced

by Michael McCarthy , Felicity O'Dell

• ISBN13: 9780521545341
• ISBN10: 052154534X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-25
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Vocabulary tests to accompany the popular English Vocabulary in Use Advanced. Vocabulary tests to accompany the popular English Vocabulary in Use Advanced.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	4	(1)
Introduction	5	(1)
Word formation Example language
Test 1 Abbreviations and acronyms ID, FAQ, pcm	6	(1)
Test 2 Prefixes: creating new meanings over-, cross-, e-	7	(1)
Test 3 Suffixes: productive suffixes and word classes -free, -proof, -able	8	(1)
Test 4 Word-building and word-blending biodegradable, cybercafe, smog	9	(1)
Test 5 Global contact and language enrichment loan word, roster, intelligentsia	10	(1)
Test 6 Similar but different: words easily confused alter/change, moist/damp	11	(1)
Work and study
Test 7 At work: colleagues and routines flexi-time, freelance, job-share	12	(1)
Test 8 At work: career and promotion job satisfaction, perks, glass ceiling	13	(1)
Test 9 Business 1 red tape, niche market, entrepreneurship	14	(1)
Test 10 Business 2 submit a tender, default on a payment	15	(1)
Test 11 Cramming for success: study and academic work rote, assignment, deadline	16	(1)
Test 12 Education: debates and issues elitism, league tables, the three Rs	17	(1)
People and relationships
Test 13 Talking about yourself diligent, shrewd, sagacious	18	(1)
Test 14 Relationships: positive aspects soulmates, platonic, kindred spirits	19	(1)
Test 15 Relationships: problems disloyal, unsupportive, family feud	20	(1)
Test 16 Passions: reactions and emotions conciliate, rapture, blissful	21	(1)
Test 17 Feelings: antipathies and aversions abhorrence, loathing, fickle	22	(1)
Test 18 Observing others: appearance and mannerisms scowl, grimace, pout	23	(1)
Test 19 Observing others: character traits impulsive, diffident, gullible	24	(1)
Test 20 Birth and death: from cradle to grave Caesarean section, obituaries, fatalities	25	(1)
Leisure and lifestyle
Test 21 Free time: relaxation and leisure time-consuming, dabbler, shopaholic	26	(1)
Test 22 All the rage: clothes and fashion frumpy, dressed to kill, without frills	27	(1)
Test 23 Homestyles, lifestyles granny flat, minimalism, household word	28	(1)
Test 24 Socialising and networking housewarming, hobnob, cliquey	29	(1)
Test 25 The performance arts: reviews and critiques hackneyed, typecast, rendition	30	(1)
Test 26 The plastic arts philistine, impenetrable, tongue-in-cheek	31	(1)
Test 27 Talking about books chronicle, memoirs, compulsive reading	32	(1)
Test 28 We are what we eat wholesome, GM, unsavoury	33	(1)
Test 29 Dinner's on me: entertaining and eating out sweet tooth, nibbles, teetotal	34	(1)
Travel
Test 30 On the road: traffic and driving hit-and-run, road rage, tailback	35	(1)
Test 31 Travel and accommodation stopover, charter, half board	36	(1)
Test 32 Tourism back to nature, eco-tourism, discerning	37	(1)
The environment
Test 33 Describing the world paddy field, prairies, migrant	38	(1)
Test 34 Weather and climate clammy, sweltering, snowed under	39	(1)
Test 35 Buildings in metaphors glass ceiling, tower of strength, cement	40	(1)
Test 36 Trees, plants and metaphors nip in the bud, germinate, shrivel	41	(1)
Test 37 Animals and birds rodent, herbivore, blood sports	42	(1)
Test 38 Environment and conservation endangered, fossil fuels, pristine	43	(1)
Society and institutions
Test 39 Here to help: service encounters obliging, shoddy, on hold	44	(1)
Test 40 Authorities: customs and police sniffer dog, on-the-spot fine, drug squad	45	(1)
Test 41 World views: ways of thinking bigot, fanatic, tenet	46	(1)
Test 42 Festivals in their cultural context renewal, commemorate, raucous	47	(1)
Test 43 Talking about languages Germanic, syntax, pictograms	48	(1)
Test 44 History usurp power, feudal, serf	49	(1)
Test 45 Poverty: the haves and the have nots malnutrition, GDP, destitute	50	(1)
Test 46 British politics lobbyist, petition, grievance	51	(1)
Test 47 The language of law impeach, embezzle, overturn a verdict	52	(1)
Test 48 War and peace deterrent, hostilities, biological warfare	53	(1)
Test 49 Economy and finance debt, embargo, devalue	54	(1)
Test 50 Personal finance: balancing your books strapped for cash, golden handshake	55	(1)
The media
Test 51 The media: print agony aunt, flyer, pamphlet	56	(1)
Test 52 The media: Internet and e-mail chat room, spam, ISP	57	(1)
Test 53 Advertising rock-bottom prices, state-of-the-art, trailers	58	(1)
Test 54 The news: gathering and delivering column inch, sound bite, hot off the press	59	(1)
Health
Test 55 Health and illness 1 hay fever, hepatitis, TB	60	(1)
Test 56 Health and illness 2 aches and pains, nauseous, acupuncture	61	(1)
Test 57 Health and illness 3 side effects, jaundiced view, prognosis	62	(1)
Test 58 Diet, sport and fitness cholesterol, cardiovascular, glucose	63	(1)
Technology
Test 59 Aspects of industrialisation low-tech, subsidies, lame duck	64	(1)
Test 60 Technology and its impact PDA, hands-free, ergonomics	65	(1)
Test 61 Future visions virtual reality, e-commerce, gridlock	66	(1)
Basic concepts
Test 62 Space: expanse and confinement rambling, poky, claustrophobia	67	(1)
Test 63 Time: sequence and duration donkey's years, over the hill, fleeting	68	(1)
Test 64 Motion: nuances of pace and movement hobble, trudge, stream	69	(1)
Test 65 Manner: behaviour and body language mind your Ps and Qs, etiquette, twitch	70	(1)
Test 66 Sound: from noise to silence noiseless, deafening, wail	71	(1)
Test 67 Weight and density unwieldy, congeal, impermeable	72	(1)
Test 68 Colour: range and intensity crimson, pastel, grey cells	73	(1)
Test 69 Speed pop, scuttle, whizz	74	(1)
Test 70 Cause and effect generate, spark off, bring about	75	(1)
Test 71 Comparison and contrast affinity, disparate, discrete	76	(1)
Test 72 Difficulties, dilemmas and hitches glitch, gruelling, in a fix	77	(1)
Test 73 Modality: expressing facts, opinions, desires the odds are, likelihood, compulsory	78	(1)
Test 74 Number: statistics and assessing quantity IQ, aggregate, round up	79	(1)
Functional vocabulary
Test 75 Permission and prohibition acquiesce, veto, outlaw	80	(1)
Test 76 Complaining and protesting grouse, grumble, find fault	81	(1)
Test 77 Apologising, forgiving and reconciliation alibi, remorse, exonerate	82	(1)
Test 78 Complimenting and praising laud, flatter, obsequious	83	(1)
Test 79 Promises and bets vow, pledge, have a flutter	84	(1)
Test 80 Reminiscences and regrets the good old days, look back, lament	85	(1)
Test 81 Agreement, disagreement and compromise tally, rift, concession	86	(1)
Test 82 Academic writing 1 infer, distort, appendix	87	(1)
Test 83 Academic writing 2 reiterate, epitomise, cite	88	(1)
Test 84 Writing: style and format doodle, block capital, bullet	89	(1)
Test 85 Lexical strategies for speaking whatsisname, umpteen, a touch of	90	(1)
Test 86 Speech: style and articulation shriek, lisp, slur	91	(1)
Test 87 Vague language expressions smattering, more or less, or whatever	92	(1)
Idioms and phrasal verbs
Test 88 Types of idiom nitty-gritty, in the dark, stumbling block	93	(1)
Test 89 Idioms for situations up and running, a complete shambles	94	(1)
Test 90 Idioms that comment on people 1 soft spot, the brains behind, on cloud nine	95	(1)
Test 91 Idioms that comment on people 2 a rough diamond, a dark horse	96	(1)
Test 92 Idioms that comment on stories and reports out of the blue, famous last words	97	(1)
Test 93 Phrasal verbs 1 stand back from, stand in for, blow over	98	(1)
Test 94 Phrasal verbs 2 slog away, pelt down, bottle out	99	(1)
Test 95 Phrasal verbs 3 miss out on, branch out, bubble over with	100	(1)
Aspects of variation
Test 96 Divided by a common language: American and British English kitty-corner, deplane, faucet	101	(1)
Test 97 Other Englishes: diversity and variety craic, beaut, shroff	102	(1)
Test 98 Language and gender spokesperson, butch, effeminate	103	(1)
Test 99 Language of age and social class oik, wireless, luncheon	104	(1)
Test 100 Newspaper headline language crackdown, louts, besiege	105	(1)
Answer key	106