Synonyms and Antonyms - Questões de VESTIBULARES - Prof.º Valdenor Sousa.

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Tópico: Synonyms and Antonyms.

Q U E S T Õ E S  D E  V E S T I B U L A R E S
TEXT 1b

b. Materialism 01
We live in a society that promotes materialism and so we perpetuate this particular malady by instilling bad habits into our children. We teach them that the measure of success and happiness in life is how much stuff you have. Kids naturally want things – especially if their friends have something similar.
Unfortunately, there seems to be little restraint on guidance as we go about this.
We have a mentality of getting what we want and when we want it that has been ingrained in us since childhood. The unfortunate result is that there are devastating consequences for such continued behavior later in life.

Adapted from:<http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-issues-facing-our-youth-today.php>.

Accessed on July 14th, 2016

     Questão  01    UFSC-2017 
Select the proposition(s) which contains (contain) a correct synonym for the following words as they are used in text 1b.
01. malady (line 02) – disease
02. measure (line 03) – degree
04. stuff (line 04) – money
08. restraint (line 06) – control
16. ingrained (line 09) – retrieved
32. unfortunate (line 09) – unreal
👍 Comentários e Gabarito : 01+02+08  11 
*Afirmativa (01)(V): doença (linha 02) - doença
*Afirmativa (02)(V): medida (linha 03) - grau
*Afirmativa (04)(F): coisas (linha 04) - dinheiro
*Afirmativa (08)(V): restrição (linha 06) - controle
*Afirmativa (16)(F): entranhado (linha 09) - recuperado
*Afirmativa (32)(F): infeliz (linha 09) - irreal
➽ malady(Mâlêrí) ↔ disease(diZíz).

"[...] We live in a society that promotes materialism and so we perpetuate this particular MALADY by instilling bad habits into our children."
(Vivemos em uma sociedade que promove o materialismo e, assim, perpetuamos essa DOENÇA em particular, instilando maus hábitos em nossos filhos.)
➽ measure(Méjôr)(medida, grau, escala) ↔ degree(digruí)(grau,degrau).
"[...] We teach them that the measure of success and happiness in life is how much stuff you have."
(Ensinamos a eles que a MEDIDA/GRAU do sucesso e da felicidade na vida é quanto você tem.)
➽ stuff(sTâf)(coisa) ⇎ money(dinheiro).
➽ restraint(risTrêint)(limitação, coibição) ↔ control(kénTrôl)(controle).
"[...] Unfortunately, there seems to be little restraint on guidance as we go about this."
(Infelizmente, parece haver pouca LIMITAÇÃO/CONTROLE à orientação enquanto fazemos isso.)
➽ ingrained(ênGrêind)(entranhado, enraizado) ⇎ retrieved(ríTrhívd)(recuperado, restabelecido).
"[...] We have a mentality of getting what we want and when we want it that has been ingrained in us since childhood."
(Temos uma mentalidade de conseguir o que queremos e quando queremos, e ela têm estado ENRAIZADA em nós desde a infância.)
➽ unfortunate(ãnFôrthinê)=unhappy(infeliz) ⇎ unreal(ãRíôl)=illusory(ilusório).
"[...] The UNFORTUNATE result is that there are devastating consequences for such continued behavior later in life."
(O resultado infeliz é que há conseqüências devastadoras para esse comportamento contínuo mais tarde na vida.)
     Questão  02    Efomm-2003 
Which word could replace the underlined word without a change of meaning?
"The man deduced what had happened in the playground."
a) surmised
b) provoked
c) appealed
d) condoned
e) discouraged

👍 Comentários e Gabarito   A 

 SYNONYMS: to deduce(dêDjûs)(deduzir) → infer(ênfôr)(inferir), surmise(sôrMáiz)(supor):
Qual palavra poderia substituir a palavra sublinhada sem uma mudança de significado?
"The man deduced what had happened in the playground."
(O homem DEDUZIU o que havia acontecido no parquinho.)
a) supôs
b) provocou
c) apelou/recorreu
d) perdoou
e) desencorajado
➽ to surmise(supor) → deduce(deduzir).
➽ to provoke(provocar) → cause(causar).
➽ to appeal(apelar) → resort(recorrer)
➽ to condone(perdoar) → forgive(perdoar)
➽ to discourage(desencorajar) → dishearten(desanimar).
     Questão  03    UFRS-1997 
The expressions immediately off and were off, in the
sentence below, mean respectively:
"There were four last stragglers who stopped to examine a small dogwood immediately off the terrace, but one of our dogs barked in the distant kennels and the deer were off into the woods."
a) close to – went away
b) approximately – far off
c) in – gathered
d) nearby – far away

e) together – jumped

👍 Comentários e Gabarito   A 

"There were four last stragglers who stopped to examine a small dogwood immediately off the terrace, but one of our dogs barked in the distant kennels and the deer were off into the woods."
(Havia quatro últimos retardatários que pararam para examinar um arbusto pequeno NAS PROXIMIDADES do do terraço, mas um dos nossos cães latiu nos canis distantes e os cervos foram embora para a floresta.)
*Afirmativa (A): close to – went away
*Afirmativa (B): approximately – far off
*Afirmativa (C): in – gathered
*Afirmativa (D): nearby – far away


*Afirmativa (E): together – jumped
➽ A expressão IMMEDIATELY OFF(âMíriarLí-Ófi) significa "nas proximidades de".
➽ "close to" significa "perto de","próximo de"; CLOSE é sinônimo de NEAR, a diferença é que CLOSE exige a preposição TO, demonstrando que algo para onde você se dirige está próximo.
➽ immediately off ⇄ close to.
➽ went away(foi embora) ⇄ were off(foi indo).
➽ "nearby"(próximo) é adjetivo e "close to" é preposição(próximo de).
➽"nearby"(próximo) é o antônimo de "far away"(longínquo).
➽"far" dá ideia de distância ou intensifica uma ação praticada.
➽"off" dá a ideia de afastamento/distanciamento.
➽"far off" significa "distante de um lugar particular".
➽"approximately"(apróksiMêrlí)(aproximadamente)=more or less=just about(quase).
➽"gathered"(Gâdôrêd)=colhido,coletado.
➽ "together"(juntos)=with each other(um com o outro).
➽ jumped(saltou)=skiped(pulou). 

Listão de PHRASAL VERBS do Blog "INGLÊS dos Vestibulares & Concursos Públicos - Profº Valdenor Sousa".

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➽[] be back → estar de volta.
• "I'll be back in an hour!"

➽[] be up to something→ estar pronto para algo.
• "Who is up to answer to my question?"
• "Hurry up! The bus is up to leave!"
➽[] be up to someone→ depender de alguém.
• "If It's Meant to Be, It's Up to Me"
(Se é pra ser, isso depende de mim")
• "It's up to you to pass it!"
(Cabe a você passá-lo!)
➽[] be in → estar em casa, estar no local de trabalho.
• "She knocked at the door, but nobody was in!"
(Ela bateu na porta, mas ninguém estava em casa!)
➽[] bring about → cause(causar, fazer acontecer).

➽[] bring out → to reveal(revelar),exhibit(exibir).
➽[] bring up → to educate.

➽[] break in → to forcibly enter a place.

➽[] break down → stop working, disassemble.

➽[] call around - call at - call away - call down - call for - call in - call forth.

➽[] call on something → appeal(aPíôl)(apelar)=supplication(sapliKêixãn)(suplicou).

• "[...] Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, called on the international community to take urgent steps to end the Mediterranean crisis."

➽[] call on someone → visit someone.

➽[] come about → acontecer.

• "A fight always comes about when Jack and Mike meet!"

(Uma briga sempre acontece quando Jack e Mike se encontram!)

➽[] come across → encontrar por acaso.

➽[] come out → to publish(publicar, tornar público.)

• "Those closets look mighty crowded! Just come out, for crying out loud!

(Esses armários parecem muito cheios! Apenas publicam, pois gritam em voz alta!)

➽[] go over → review, check thoroughly.

➽[] catch up with → get at the same level.

➽[] come across → find by chance.
➽[] come up with → bring.
➽[] dress up → wear formal clothing.
➽[] drop off → diminuir, cair no sono, deixar alguém em algum lugar.
➽[] drop out of → quit, stop atending.
➽[] fall down → fall to the floor or the ground.
➽[] fall for → be deceived or be attracted.
➽[] fit in → get along with.
➽[] get off → leave a vehicle(except a car).
➽[] grow up → become an adult.
➽[] keep on → continue.
➽[] keep up with → accompany(acompanhar).

• She couldn't keep up with the other guys!
(Ele não conseguia acompanhar os outros caras!)
➽[] look up to → admire, respect.
➽[] make off with → steal.
➽[] pass away → die.
➽[] pass out → lose consciousness.
➽[] pay attention to → concentrate on.

➽[] pay up → pay what is owing.

➽[] pick out → choose, select.
➽[] pick up → acquire.
➽[] pick up speed → accelerate.

➽[] point out → call attention to.

➽[] pull down → destroy, demolish.

➽[] put on → put clothes on your body.

➽[] put out → stop a fire.

➽[]  → .