USE is a very useful word. This exercise tests you on its various derivatives and their uses. It comes from the latin usus = use and usare = to use! The first slide gives you a reference list, but do your best not to use it too often! (n.b. “to use” is pronounced uze – the NOUN “use” is pronounced uSSe!) © Chris Snuggs 28 April, 2012 Self-testing Vocabulary Revision This module: “use” and its derivatives (25 items)

© Chris Snuggs Self-testing Vocabulary Revision START AGAIN This module: “use” and its derivatives (25 items) 28 April, 2012 © Chris Snuggs REFERENCE PAGE START AGAIN REFERENCE PAGE START AGAIN © Chris Snuggs 28 April, 2012 abusen insulting language – often used in the phrase “verbal abuse” very bad treatment: racist abuse; drug abuse; child abuse abusevto use in a harmful and often destructive way abusedadjvery badly treated: "She was sexually abused as a child." abusiveadjinsulting - verbally aggressive disabusevto correct someone's erroneous belief disusenstate of being out of use; especially buildings disusedadjout of use at the moment in usephrasebeing used at this time misusenthe wrong use misusevto use in a wrong way - not according to the instructions out of usephrasenot used reusableadjyou can use it again unusableadjit can't be used unusedadjPeople DON’T use it or HAVEN’T used it usableadjit can be used usedv - adjpeople use it or HAVE used it usefuladjit is helpful - we can use it uselessadjopposite of useful - having no use user-friendlyadjit's easy to use - even for non-experts under-usedadjnot used enough over-usedadjused too often

© Chris Snuggs Self-testing Vocabulary Revision START AGAIN This module: “use” and its derivatives (25 items) 28 April, 2012 © Chris Snuggs REFERENCE PAGE START AGAIN REFERENCE PAGE START AGAIN _______ of this machine must ensure that they wear protective goggles. users Say or write the missing word, then check. START AGAIN every time you get one wrong; THEN you‘ll really know them by the time you finish …..

© Chris Snuggs Self-testing Vocabulary Revision START AGAIN This module: “use” and its derivatives (25 items) 28 April, 2012 © Chris Snuggs REFERENCE PAGE START AGAIN REFERENCE PAGE START AGAIN Flash is a powerful programme but is not exactly _______- friendly. user-friendly

© Chris Snuggs Self-testing Vocabulary Revision START AGAIN This module: “use” and its derivatives (25 items) 28 April, 2012 © Chris Snuggs REFERENCE PAGE START AGAIN REFERENCE PAGE START AGAIN The police cornered the fugitive in a _______ warehouse that had been empty for years. disused

© Chris Snuggs Self-testing Vocabulary Revision START AGAIN This module: “use” and its derivatives (25 items) 28 April, 2012 © Chris Snuggs REFERENCE PAGE START AGAIN REFERENCE PAGE START AGAIN My favourite proverb is: “It’s no _______ crying over spilt milk.” use

© Chris Snuggs Self-testing Vocabulary Revision START AGAIN This module: “use” and its derivatives (25 items) 28 April, 2012 © Chris Snuggs REFERENCE PAGE START AGAIN REFERENCE PAGE START AGAIN This clay has been too long in store. Now it is hard and _________. unusable

© Chris Snuggs Self-testing Vocabulary Revision START AGAIN This module: “use” and its derivatives (25 items) 28 April, 2012 © Chris Snuggs REFERENCE PAGE START AGAIN REFERENCE PAGE START AGAIN The machine has been damaged by __________. misuse

© Chris Snuggs Self-testing Vocabulary Revision START AGAIN This module: “use” and its derivatives (25 items) 28 April, 2012 © Chris Snuggs REFERENCE PAGE START AGAIN REFERENCE PAGE START AGAIN The drunk was arrested for shouting _______ at the police. abuse

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© Chris Snuggs Self-testing Vocabulary Revision START AGAIN This module: “use” and its derivatives (25 items) 28 April, 2012 © Chris Snuggs 11 © Chris Snuggs 11 © Chris Snuggs 11 © Chris Snuggs REFERENCE PAGE START AGAIN REFERENCE PAGE START AGAIN That may be what you believe, but it isn’t true. I am sorry to have to _______ you. disabuse

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