Ancient Life Flashcards
accuracy
n. Precision; exactness
The research department checks all our articles for accuracy of facts before we print them.
Usage tips Accuracy is often followed by of. Parts of speech accurate adj, accurately adv
adjacent
adj. Next to
Even though the villages are adjacent to each other, their residents
speak different languages.
Usage tips Adjacent is often followed by to. Parts of speech adjacency n
compress
v. To press together
To make the foundation stronger, they compressed the soil before
pouring the concrete.
Parts of speech compression n, compressed adj
feasibly
adv. Practically; in a way that can work
Scientists can’t feasibly bring energy from deep ocean currents to
where it is needed—on land.
Parts of speech feasibility n, feasible adj
gut
v. To empty or hollow out
In order to remodel the house, we must first gut it and throw away
all the old fixtures.
Usage tips Gut also means “the stomach of an animal”; this verb makes an image, that the inside of a building is like the inside of an animal.
Parts of speech gut n, gutted adj
integrally
adv. In a whole or complete manner
Writing and spelling are taught integrally as part of the reading program.
Parts of speech integrate v, integrity n, integral n, integral ad
overlap
v. To lie over part of something; to have elements in common
One of the two assistants will likely get fired, since most of their du- ties in the office overlap.
Parts of speech overlap n
retain
v. To keep or hold
The rain fell so heavily that the banks of the river could not retain all the water.
Parts of speech retainer n, retention n
seep
v. To pass slowly for a long time, as a liquid or gas might
As the containers rusted, the toxic waste seeped into the ground.
Usage tips Seep is often followed by into or through.
structure
n. Something constructed, such as a building
Most companies have a social structure that can’t be understood by
outsiders.
Parts of speech structure v, structural adj, structurally adv
