Ambiguous Words

a) correct/not left

b) with light skin or hair/reasonable

c) amusing/strange, peculiar

d) without work to do/lazy

e) know who he was/accept him as President

f) inquisitive/strange, peculiar g) inexpensive/poor quality

h) due, scheduled/obliged, had to

i) physically strong/influential

j) felt suspicion/ caused others to suspect him

k) envious/protective

l) invite to her home for dinner-party etc./amuse with jokes etc.

m) probably will/ought to, has an obligation to

n) ask me for help/ didn't like him

o) well-liked/aimed at a wide circulation, non-intellectual

p) perhaps he phoned/'m annoyed he didn't phone

q) ready/willing

r) said they definitely did it/made them do and accepted no excuses

s) exploited unfairly/took benefit from, put into use

False Friends

1 a) present b) actual c) present

2 a) ignore b) not know c) ignore

3 a) wonderful b) formidable c) formidable d) wonderful

4 a) camping b) camp-site

5 a) morale b) moral c) morale d) moral

6 a) attend b) frequent c) frequent d) attend

7 a) adequate b) suitable c) suitable d) adequate

8 a) subject b) argument c) argument d) subject

9 a) possibly b) eventually c) possibly d) eventually

10 a) dancing b) dance-hall

11 a) experience b) experiment c) experience d) experiment

12 a) fabricate b) manufacture c) fabricate d) manufacture

13 a) driver b) chauffeur c) chauffeur d) driver

14 a) attend b) assist c) attend d) assist

15 a) pass b) take c) take, pass

16 a) remark b) notice c) notice d) remark

17 a) souvenir b) memory c) souvenir d) memory

18 a) stamp b) print c) print d) stamp

19 a) meeting b) reunion c) meeting, reunion

20 a) nice b) sympathetic c) nice d) sympathetic

21 a) corpse b) Corps c) Corps d) corpse

22 a) voyage b) journey c) journey d) voyage

23 a) legend b) key c) key d) legend

24 a) obtain b) become c) become d) obtain

25 a) On the contrary b) On the other hand c) on the other hand d) On the contrary

26 a) review b) critic c) critic, review