TAILIEUCHUNG - Essential words for the toefl part 2

THE THESAURUS A thesaurus is a collection of words with similar meanings, usually presented in alphabetical order. These words are called synonyms. A thesaurus is useful when you want to change a word to another word with a similar meaning. The entries in a thesaurus typically contain the synonyms in most frequent to least frequent occurrence. In a modern thesaurus, guide words also appear at the tops of pages. They function the same way as guide words in dictionaries, indicating the first and last words of the pages. . | British - Words that are in common usage in British English Regional - Words that are used in a limited geographical area THE THESAURUS A thesaurus is a collection of words with similar meanings usually presented in alphabetical order. These words are called synonyms. A thesaurus is useful when you want to change a word to another word with a similar meaning. The entries in a thesaurus typically contain the synonyms in most frequent to least frequent occurrence. In a modern thesaurus guide words also appear at the tops of pages. They function the same way as guide words in dictionaries indicating the first and last words of the pages. All words on the page appear in alphabetical order. Not all words have synonyms yet almost all words on the TOEFL are words with many synonyms. Therefore regular use of a thesaurus will build your vocabulary and help you prepare for the TOEFL. Most of the same word labels used in dictionaries appear in a thesaurus. Many entries do not specify the difference between adjective and adverb since the same forms can often appear both as adjectives or adverbs. The abbreviation mod. is used to mark such a word. Let s examine an entry for the word maximum. maximum mod. -Syn. supreme highest greatest see best 1. maximum . supremacy height pinnacle preeminence culmination matchlessness preponderance apex peak greatest number highest degree summit nonpareil see also climax Ant. minimum foot bottom. There are two entries for this word. The abbreviation mod. in the first entry indicates that the word could be used as a modifier of other words. Following this syn. indicates that synonyms for the word follow. At the end of the listing appears the suggestion see best 1. This suggestion refers us to the first entry for the word best if we wish to see more words with meanings related to maximum. The second entry gives the synonyms for the noun form of the word. The n. indicates that the word is used as a noun and syn. indicates that synonyms .

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