CONFUSING VOCABULARY ADVANCED 4 UNIT 8 Mute : (of a person) completely unable or unwilling to speak, or (of a place, object, or

activity) silent: He stood mute before the judge. The decay of Dawson City bore mute testimony to the end of the gold rush

Speechless : unable to speak because you are so angry, shocked, surprised, etc.
The news left us speechless. She was speechless with indignation.

Silent not speaking or making noise:

I have remained silent till now, Mike, but I have to tell you what I think.

Consist of something: to be something that is made or formed of various specific

things: The crowd consisted mostly of college kids and office workers. Her responsibilities consist of answering the phone and greeting visitors.

Involve:

to include someone or something in an activity: The accident involved two cars and a truck. The operation involves inserting a small tube into the heart.

Contain: (of an object or area) to have an amount of something inside or within it:
How much liquid does this bottle contain? Each large crate contains 12 boxes.

Include:

(of something) to have something smaller as a part of it, or to make something smaller part of it: The hotel room charge includes breakfast. The encyclopedia includes the names of all Nobel Prize winners

Remove: to take something away from an object, group, or place:

Please remove your books from the counter. Club soda will remove that stain.

Launch to send something out, esp. a vehicle into space or a ship onto water:
On the last shuttle mission, the crew launched a communications satellite.

Eject :

to force someone to leave a particular place, or to send out something quickly and often with force: It was difficult to eject squatters from the abandoned building.

Normal: ordinary or usual; as would be expected:

He seemed perfectly normal to me. The temperature is above/below normal today.

Typical:showing the characteristics of a particular kind of person or thing:

He looked like the typical tourist with his camera and baseball cap. This dish is typical of Southern cooking.

Regular:happening repeatedly in a fixed pattern, with equal or similar amounts of space

or time between one and the next: a regular heartbeat working regular hours Trees were planted at regular intervals along the avenue.

Common: found frequently in many places or among many people:

Money worries are a common problem for people raising children.

Estimate:

a judgment or calculation of approximately how large or how great something is: I can only make a rough estimate (= an amount that is not exact) of how many people will attend.

Respect: admiration for someone or something that you believe has good ideas or
qualities: I believe people had more respect for teachers back then.

Appreciate: to be aware of something, or to understand that something is valuable:

[+ that clause] I appreciate that this is a difficult decision for you. To appreciate something also means to be grateful for something: I appreciated your help very much.

Report: to give a description of something or information about something to someone:

We called the police to report the theft. The accident was reported in all the newspapers. [+ that clause] The crew reported that the situation was normal.

Review: to consider something in order to make changes in it, study it, or give an
opinion about it: Officials have to review the text before its made public. Pauline Kael reviewed movies (= wrote opinions about movies) for "The New Yorker."

Preview:an advance showing of something such as a movie or play before its formal
opening, or the showing of a few parts of a movie or television program as an advertisement Members got a chance to preview the new show at the museum.

CONFUSING VOCABULARY ADVANCED 4 UNIT 9 Like

similar to; in the same way or manner as: Ive got a sweater just like yours. Stop acting like a jerk! expected to happen; probable: [+ to infinitive] If I dont write it down, Im likely to forget. Stop acting like a jerk!

Likely

Alike

similar; like each other: You and your father dont look very much alike.

Last(ly)

(in ending a set of items or a series of thoughts) finally: The men begin the dance, then the women enter, and lastly, the children join

At least used to emphasize that something is good in a bad situation

It's a small house but at least there's a garden.

At last finally
I've finished my essay at last! At long last the government is starting to listen to our problems.

Last but not least importantly, despite being mentioned after everyone else
I would like to thank my publisher, my editor and, last but not least, my husband.

Celebration noun

a special social event, such as a party, when you celebrate something, or the act of celebrating something There were lively New Year celebrations all over town. Such good news calls for (= deserves) a celebration!

Ceremony noun (FORMAL ACTS)

[C or U] (FORMAL ceremonial) (a set of) formal acts, often fixed and traditional, performed on important social or religious occasions a wedding/graduation ceremony

Festival noun an organized set of special events, such as musical performances

a folk/pop/rock festival The Brighton Festival is held every year around May time. the Cannes Film Festival

March noun (PUBLIC EVENT)

[C] an event in which a large number of people walk through a public place to express their support for something, or their disagreement with or disapproval of something She's going on a march on Saturday in protest over the closure of the hospital.

Parade noun (LINE OF PEOPLE) Procession noun [C]

a large number of people walking or in vehicles, all going in the same direction, usually as part of a public celebration of something a victory parade a line of people who are all walking or travelling in the same direction, especially in a formal way as part of a religious ceremony or public celebration a wedding/funeral procession The festival will open with a procession led by the mayor.

Prize noun something valuable, such as an amount of money, that is given to someone
who succeeds in a competition or game or that is given to someone as a reward for doing very good work The critics' prize for best film was won by Marc Abbott for 'Belly Laugh'. I won a prize in the raffle.

Trophy noun a prize, such as a gold or silver cup, which is given to the winner of a
competition or race, and often returned after a year to be given to the winner of the competition in the following year He's an excellent snooker player, but he's never won a major trophy. The Duchess of Kent will be presenting the trophies.

Award noun a prize or a sum of money that is given to someone following an official
decision They have authorized awards of 900 to each of the victims. the Academy Award for Best Director.

Reward noun an amount of money given to someone who helps the police or who
helps to return stolen property to its owner The police offered a reward for any information about the robbery.

Artificial adjective
clothes made of artificial fibres an artificial heart

made by people, often as a copy of something natural

Fake noun

an object which is made to look real or valuable in order to deceive people Experts revealed that the painting was a fake. The gun in his hand was a fake.

False adjective (NOT REAL)

not real, but made to look or seem real false eyelashes/teeth Modern office buildings have false floors, under which computer and telephone wires can be laid.