Chapter 2

Question 1

confer- verb
Definition
Word family
Collocations
Example

Answer 1

D:grant or bestow (a title, degree, benefit, or right).
WF:conferment, noun
Confer, verb
conferrable, adjective
C: confer on/upon somebody
to confer something on somebody or something
E:The Queen conferred the knight title ***on him.

Question 2

Dominance-noun
Definition
Word family
Collocations
Example

Answer 2

D:rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
WF:Dominate- verb
dominance/domination-noun
dominant/dominating- adjective
C:achieve dominance
maintain dominance
challenge someone's dominance
E:African-Americans have dominance in the heavyweight boxing class.

Question 3

significance-noun
Definition
Word family
Collocations
Example

Answer 3

D:importance; consequence.
WF: significance-noun
significant-adjective
significantly-adverb
C:have/acquire/attach/assess/understand/ significance
E:The ceremony has great symbolic significance.