THE WORDS YOU NEED B Rudzka, J Channell, Y Putseys, P Ostyn MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS© Text B Rudzke, J Channell, Y Putseys, P Ostyn 1981 (© Mlustrations Macmillan Publishers Ltd 1981 All rights reserved, No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph ofthis publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1956 (as amended). ‘Any person who does any unauthorised actin relation to this publication may be lisble to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 1981 Reprinted 1982, 1983 (twice) 1984 (twice), 1986 (twice), 1987 Published by Macmillan Publishers Ltd London and Basingstoke Assoclated companies and representatives in Accra, ‘Auckland, Delhi, Dublin, Gaborone, Hamburg, Harare, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Lagos, Manzini, Melbourne, ‘Mexico City, Nairobi, New York, Singapore, Tokyo ISBN 0-333~27829-1 Printed in Hong Kong.A Semantic Fields Unit 1 B_ Synonymous Pairs A. Semantic Fields Unit 2 Contents Acknowledgements i To the student ii American and British English ii Abbreviations iii Stylistic distinctions iv Dictionaries consulted iv Beauty isn’t only skin deep 1 1 conceit, pride, self-esteem, vanity 2 assess, estimate, evaluate, value, cate 3 conclude, infer, judge 44 dinty, filthy, grimy, grubby 5 beautiful, lovely, pretey, charming, attractive, good-looking, handsome 6 elegant, smart, well-dressed, well-groomed 1 work, task 2 situation, plight 3 produce, generate 4 speak, mutter "5 unpleasant, ghastly 6 unwilling, reluctant 7 open, overt 8 profitable, lcrative 9 carefully, conscientiously ‘What is the earth coming to? y 1 great misfortune, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, calamity 2 damage, harm, hurt, injuze, impair, mae, spoil 3 shake, tremble, quake, quiver, shiver, shudder 4 predict, forecast, foretell, prophesy 5 dangerous, hazardous, perilous, risky 6 strong, potent, powerful