AIMING HIGH – Useful language 2
Page 13 Word formation: Nouns
adjective/verb
noun
publish
publication
refresh
refreshment
approve
dis-/approval
eager
eagerness
proceed
procedure(s)
signify
(in)significance
simple
simplicity
secret
secrecy
member
membership
break
breakage(s)
likely
likelihood
depend
independence
anxious
anxiety
notorious/various/sober
notoriety/variety/sobriety
please/expose/close
pleasure/exposure/closure
appear/annoy/rely
appearance/annoyance/reliance
store/short/pack
storage/shortage/package
rehearse/renew/propose
rehearsal/renewal/proposal
efficient/intimate/vacant
efficiency/intimacy/vacancy
enjoy/require/commit
enjoyment/requirement/commitment
prosperous/original/familiar
prosperity/originality/familiarity
leader/companion/partner
leadership/companionship/partnership
neighbour/father/adult
neighbourhood/fatherhood/adulthood
absent/persistent/evident
absence/persistence/evidence
selfish/tired/careless
selfishness/tiredness/carelessness
explain/interpret/apply
explanation/interpretation/application
AIMING HIGH – Useful language 2
Page 206 Word formation-the same meaning: Verb + noun collocations
dispute the belief
challenge the assumption
strengthen the theory
lend support to the notion
… seem less valid
cast doubt on the validity
wonder if it is worth
question the value of
reveal a fault
point out a flaw
ridicule the view
mock the belief
weaken the assertion
undermine the claim
opposite of prove
refute a suggestion