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SECTION 12 · Match words and definitions

Vocabulary

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How to solve: VocabularyMatch each word with its definition; one definition is extra.

What it tests

Precise word meaning and telling close synonyms apart.

In the exam: part XII, 4 tasks.

Step by step

  1. Read all the definitions first.
  2. Match the words you know for sure, then work on the rest.
  3. Check the word class: an adjective needs a definition that describes (able to…, not…).
  4. Compare close pairs carefully (brave / calm).
  5. The extra definition belongs to none of the words.

Watch out for

  • Definitions of near-synonyms.
  • A definition matching the word class but not the exact meaning.
  • Using one definition twice.

Example

Calm — a) not excited, nervous or troubled b) willing to do difficult or dangerous things

a) — calm means not nervous; b) defines brave.

Exercise 9
MATCHING

Match each word with its definition.

WORDS

A Conversation

B Exclamation

C Utterance

D Argument

DEFINITIONS

1. an exchange of opposite views, typically an angry one

2. the act or process of speaking or expressing in words

3. an emphatic or excited cry

4. an informal talk between people

5. an element of written language