English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

dissimilar to the one I was born in.
very often used with 
not
They have widely 
divergent opinions.
often used to show contrasting opinions or ideas 
within a group
The Swedish and Norwegian languages are quite 
distinct from one another, even though they look similar 
when written.
used to describe differences where one might be 
deceived by similarities
It’s easy to find our car in a car park because of its 
distinctive colour.
used to describe something that is easy to 
recognise because it is different
There are several 
discrete categories of verbs in English.
different and separate, not overlapping
Note the verbs associated with some of the adjectives above: to 
differentiate 
[to find a difference 
between]
, to 
diversify 
[to become or make more varied]
, to 
diverge 
[to move away, become more different 
from something]
, to 
distinguish 
[to notice the difference between two things]
.
Language
 
help
Comparable
(
to
) means similar in some way to something else, e.g. 
The two girls are a 
comparable
 
size
. 
[about the same size]
Comparative
means when comparing different things. These collocations are common: 
comparative 
silence/freedom/comfort.
A
B

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Exercises
143
English Vocabulary in Use Advanced
One of these words is followed by a different preposition from the rest. Which word is it 
and which preposition does it need?
akin correspond dissimilar distinct tantamount