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Word Forms1)The workmanship(work) of that piece of ornamental jade displayed in the art museum is very exquisitive.2)comparetively(compare)speang, the double-storey terrace houses built by that developer are quite cheap.3)That army truck is carrying equipment and provisions (provide)to the soldiers in the camp.As I need to take the UEC exam. it's a national exam . In the examination we will be tested in this way.So I need to find out a list of words to study.like, allergy, allergic,alien, alienate, alienation, favour..I find a big problem when I am collecting this type words.as I can't find out the differentiation between some words, that will make me unable to choose that which words should be used in the line.For example, administrate and administer. dictionary give them same definition "[Tn] control the affairs of (a business, etc); manage".aggression  and aggressiveness. Dictionary also give them same definition.aggregate and aggregation , they both can be used as a noun to express mass of something.http://tw.dictionary.yahoo.com/search?ei=UTF-8&p=aggregation#      aggregation  Could anybody give me some suggestions , thanks .Actually , there are too many words that I am unable to differentiate.

Avangi · Accepted Answer

The most difficult ones are probably the ones where both versions are nouns, like "aggregate" and "aggregation," or "agression" and "agressiveness."

But you should be able to sort out the ones which are different parts of speech, such as "allergy" (n.), "allergic" (adj.); "alien" (n.), "alienate" (v.).

Depending on how much time you have available, it might be wise to focus on the ones which you have the best chance of learning.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

Vctory:
Avangi is correct. You must learn the parts of speech to be able to use a word correctly.

For example, compare is a verb, and comparatively is an adverb, and comparison is a noun. They all mean the same thing because they are different parts of speech derived from the same root word.

'provisions' is a plural noun. It means things to wear and eat that you take with you when you are away from home. Provide is a verb, so it is OK to say:
Company X will provide provisions for the troops.
But "provision" is a verb in one very special case: Company X provisions the troops.

"workmanship" is the skill and talent of the creator displayed in a peice of jewelry or decorative art. It is most often a physical craft, not literature.

You can differentiate synonyms by searching for examples of usage in COCA.
You will see that doctors and nurses administer (never administrate) medicine.
Teachers can administer (never administrate) and score UEC exams.

Lucus Ong · Answer

Could you tell me more about how to differentiate "administrate" and "administer".
Although I have searched them in COCA but I still do not know how to differentiate them.
As the example given is too deep ,it's hard to understand it.
Thanks

Lucus Ong · Answer

For example, administrate and administer. dictionary give them same definition "[Tn] control the affairs of (a business, etc); manage".
aggression and aggressiveness. Dictionary also give them same definition.
aggregate and aggregation , they both can be used as a noun to express mass of something.
The savanna was covered by the aggregation of herds.
Could anybody give me some suggestions , thanks .
Actually, i just do not know how to differentiate these three groups of words.
I just wrote the above things to tell you how I am tested to ask for suggestions and hope that if there is any website providing a group of words pair(different form of a word).like "allergic"and "allergy"

Thanks

Avangi · Answer

I think you'll just have to learn these pairs one (pair) at a time.
"Administrate" and "administer" are both verbs. They're both things which a special person does.
The boss administrates (runs things), and the nurse administers (applies things to your body - meds, shots, backrubs, enemas, etc.)

AlpheccaStars · Answer

Vctory:
Administer means more "to supervise in giving"
The teacher administers the test. (She hands out the test, watches the students, tells the students when time is finished, and collects the tests.)
The nurese administers the vaccination to the patient. (He gets the medicine, puts it in the syringe, wipes the patient's arm with alcohol, and gives the shot.

Administrate means to operate a business. The principle administrates the school.
This word is not very common.
The most common word is "administration" which is a small group of people who have the top jobs in a company.

Aggression is an act of violence, or an act that resembles violence. It can be physical (hitting, biting, stabbing) or verbal (shouting at someone, calling someone bad names, insulting someone, etc.)

Aggressiveness is the character of a person or animal that causes them to be violent.
Aggressive is the adjective, and is most common.

That pit bull is an aggressive dog. He will attack and bite young children and other dogs.
The pit bull breed of dog is famous for its aggressiveness. (Most pit bulls will exhibit aggression. It is their nature.)

Some countries commit acts of aggression against their neighbors. This aggression sometimes causes war to be declared.
Boys exhibit more aggression in play than girls.

Aggregate and aggregation are more difficult to explain.

An aggregate is a kind of rock that looks like small stones and large stones cemented together. It can also mean "total" The preopositional phrase "in aggregate" is fairly common: In aggregate, the students collected $100 for the charity. In aggregate, the women voted in favor of the new law. It is also used as an adjective (but it really is a noun): The aggregate sales of all the stores was 1 million dollars last year.

Aggregation is more specialized. It is used in statistics, to indicate groups with similar characteristics. It is used in medicine to describe the clotting of blood.

Here is an interesting http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/4350/?letter=C&spage=20 that might help you with confusing words.

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