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English Vocabulary in Use Advance (Unit 91: One word, many meanings)


What part of speech is the italicised word in each of the example sentences in A in the vocabulary section? Write a synonym or explanation for each of the examples not used in 91.1.

fair
  • It’s only fair that we should share the housework.
  • The Frankfurt Book Fair is a very important event for most publishers.
  • The forecast is for the weather to stay fair for the next week.
  • I’ve got fair skin and burn easily in the sun.
  • His marks in his final exams ranged from excellent to fair.
flat
  • The firefighters managed to save the children from the burning third-floor flat.
  • The countryside round here is terribly flat and boring.
  • To join the Fitness Club, you pay a flat fee of £500.
  • The sonata is in B flat minor.
  • She finished the exercise in five minutes flat.
capital
  • Fill in the form in capital letters.
  • Wellington is the capital of New Zealand.
  • You need plenty of capital to open a restaurant.
  • Capital punishment has been abolished in many countries.
mean
  • What does ‘coagulate’ mean?
  • I didn’t mean to hurt you.
  • He’s far too mean to buy her flowers.
  • The mean temperature for July is 25ºC.
  • You shouldn’t be so mean to your little sister.
Possible Answer

  • It’s only fair: adjective (right)
  • The Frankfurt Book Fair: noun (large show)
  • the weather to stay fair: adjective (pleasant)
  • I’ve got fair skin: adjective (light)
  • ranged from excellent to fair: adjective (satisfactory)
  • the burning third-floor flat: noun (apartment)
  • terribly flat and boring: adjective (level)
  • a flat fee of £500: adjective (fixed)
  • B flat minor: noun (♭ = a note that is a semitone lower than B itself)
  • in five minutes flat: adverb (only; emphasises how quick a time is)
  • in capital letters: adjective (upper case)
  • the capital of New Zealand: noun (city where the country’s government sits)
  • capital to open a restaurant: noun (money)
  • Capital punishment: adjective (punishable by death)
  • ‘coagulate’ mean: verb (convey a meaning, express an idea)
  • mean to hurt you: verb (intend)
  • too mean to buy her flowers: adjective (opposite of generous)
  • be so mean: adjective (unkind)



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