CAMBRIDGE
ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE ADVANCED
UNIT 14
Negative
feelings
A
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Antipathies and aversions
Antipathy
is a feeling of strong, often active, dislike or opposition towards something
or someone, e.g. Antipathy towards
the government increased during the economic crisis. Aversion is a feeling of intense dislike or an unwillingness to
do something. It can also refer to the person or thing which causes that
feeling. It is often used in the phrase have/feel
an aversion to, e.g. I felt an
instant aversion to the new manager. Arrogance has always been my pet aversion. [the thing I dislike
most of all]
Averse
to means opposed to, usually used with not, e.g. I’m not averse to a good night out. [I enjoy a good night out]
Language help
* Remember, the -ing form
refers to the person or thing that causes a feeling; the -ed form
refers to the person experiencing the feeling, e.g. The news was distressing.
I felt distressed.
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B
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Negative
feelings
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C
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Adjectives
with negative connotations
She
was very offhand with everyone.
[showed a rude lack of interest in others]
The
Director’s personal assistant can be very officious. [too eager to tell others what to do]
He
makes very ostentatious displays
of his wealth, with big, flashy cars, designer clothes, etc. [displaying
wealth or possessions in a vulgar way]
She’s
become very pompous since she was
elected to Parliament. [too formal and showing that you think that you are
more important than other people]
She
boasts about reading philosophy books – she’s so pretentious. [tries to appear more serious or important than she
is]
What
puerile behaviour! Grow up! [silly
and childish]
Because
I rushed it, my essay was a bit sloppy.
[not taking care in the way you work; informal]
Jo
can be very fickle. [changes her
feelings suddenly without reason]
Oh,
stop being so nit-picking! [too
concerned about unimportant details; informal]
The
customs officer was such an obnoxious
man. [unpleasant and rude]
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D
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Being
extremely unhappy
I
felt utterly dejected when I
didn’t get the job. [unhappy and disappointed]
She
looked forlorn, gazing into the
distance. [sad, alone and not cared for]
I
was devastated when I heard of the
death of a good friend of mine. [very shocked and upset]
The
missing child’s parents were distraught.
The neighbours tried to calm them. [extremely worried and upset]
You’re
looking a bit down today. Anything
wrong? [unhappy; informal]
He
always looks so miserable and
never seems to smile! [very unhappy]
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EXERCISES
14.1
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Rewrite
the sentences using the form of the word in bold indicated in brackets. Make
any other necessary changes.
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14.2
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Answer
the questions.
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14.3
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Match
the sentence beginnings on the left with the endings on the right.
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14.4
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Add words to complete the sentences.
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14.5
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Over
to you
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Name three things that you loathe doing.
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Are there any ideas that you find abhorrent? Why?
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Have you ever felt an instant antipathy to someone?
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Do you have a pet aversion? If so, what is it?
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ANSWER KEY
14.1
1 I have a strong aversion to people who always want to
be the centre of attention.
2 He always scorns our amateur theatrical productions.
3 She abhors injustice, wherever it occurs.
4 I am not averse to a vegetarian diet. I’ve just never tried it.
5 His attitude was very irritating. / I was very irritated by
his attitude.
6 We were all alarmed when we heard the news.
14.2
1 b upset
2 very strong dislike / intense
hatred
3 c actively and strongly dislike
them
4 b annoyance
14.3
1 d 2 e 3 a 4 b 5 c
14.4
1 ostentatious
2 fickle
3 pretentious
4 nit-picking
5 sloppy
6 obnoxious
7 offhand
8 pompous
9 puerile
10 officious
11 forlorn
12 distraught
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