Lesson 6

Question 1

chiefly

adv.

Answer 1

adv. the most important or most common syn. mostly
adj. chief, mainly
Houses are made chiefly of wood products.
Com is the chief crop of the Midwest.
The work consists chiefly of interviewing the public.
I lived abroad for years, chiefly in Italy.

Question 2

coarse

adj.

Answer 2

adj. not fine or smooth; not delicate
syn. rough
adv. coarsely n. coarseness
Sandpaper is an extremely coarse material.
Wool clothing has a certain coarseness in texture.
2. consisting of threads or parts that are thick or large OPP fine
The coarse sand was hot and rough under her feet.
tufts of coarse grass
3. talking in a rude and offensive way, especially about sex SYN crude
coarse jokes

Question 3

commonplace

adj.

Answer 3

adj. ordinary syn. frequent
In some parts of the world, text messaging is more commonplace than voice calling. Female lawyers are commonplace in the United States.

Question 4

complex

adj.

Answer 4

adj. difficult to understand or explain; having many parts syn. complicated
n. complexity
The businessmen astutely approached the complex production problem.
The universe has a complexity beyond comprehension.
Peter seemed to have an instant understanding of the most complex issues.

Question 5

conventional

adj.

Answer 5

adj. following accepted rules or standards syn. traditional
adv. conventionally n. convention
Professor Canfield agreed with the conventional theory about the origin of the Basque language.
To become integrated into a society, you must learn the conventions of that society.
conventional in
He is conventional in his approach to life.

Question 6

curious

adj.

Answer 6

adj. odd or strange; eager to learn
syn. peculiar
adv. curiously n. curiosity
A curious object was discovered in the remains.
Sally was curiously interested in the history of Alaska.

1. wanting to know about something → inquisitive
   Puppies are naturally curious.
   curious about
   He was curious about how she would react.
   curious to know/see/hear etc
   Sally was curious to know what happened.
   curious look/glance
   Her shouting attracted some curious glances from other people in the restaurant.
2. strange or unusual
   He felt a curious mixture of excitement and panic

Question 7

emit

verb (emitted, emitting) [transitive]

Answer 7

v. to send out; give off
syn. release
n. emission n. emitter
The raging forest fire emitted a dense, white smoke. Modem telescopes can detect the faintest light emitted by distant stars.

Question 8

exceedingly

adv.

Answer 8

adv. very; to an unusual degree
syn. extremely
v. exceed n. excess adj. excessive
adv. excessively
In tropical zones, it is exceedingly hot and humid.
It is not safe to exceed the speed limit.

Question 9

exclusively

adv.

Answer 9

adv. no one else; nothing else; not shared with others
syn. restrictively
adj. exclusive n. exclusion v. exclude
This room is used exclusively by the faculty.
They excluded everyone under 21 from the contest.

Question 10

extinguish

verb [transitive]

Answer 10

v. to bring about the end of something
syn. terminate
adj. extinguishable n. extinguishment
The firefighters quickly extinguished the flames.
Modem medicine has extinguished many previously serious illnesses.

1. to make a fire or light stop burning or shining SYN put out
   Please extinguish all cigarettes.
   Firemen were called to extinguish the blaze.
   ► see thesaurus at burn
2. to make an idea or feeling stop
   All hope was almost extinguished.

Question 11

immense

adj.

Answer 11

adj. extremely large
syn. massive, enormous
adv. immensely n. immensity
From the mountaintop you can see the immense valley.
She was immensely interested in the idea of teaching a foreign language.

Question 12

instantaneous

adj.

Answer 12

adj. occurring in an instant
syn. immediate
adv. instantly n. instant
A lightbulb turns on nearly instantaneously when you flip the switch.
The teacher was instantly met with complaints when he announced the test.
modern methods of instantaneous communication

Question 13

rigid

adj.

Answer 13

adj. not easy to bend; firm; inflexible
syn. stiff
adv. rigidly
The teacher was very rigid in his ideas about class attendance.
He adhered rigidly to his opinions about economic growth.
rigidly opposed to all new ideas
* someone who behaves in a rigid way is very unwilling to change their ideas or behaviour OPP flexible
rigid adherence to old-fashioned ideas
She maintained rigid control over her emotional and sexual life.

Question 14

routinely

adv.

Answer 14

adv. regularly; usually done
syn. ordinarily, regularly
adj. routine n. routine
She routinely gets a physical examination. It is routine for students to become homesick at times.

Question 15

stamina

noun [uncountable]

Answer 15

n. lasting physical or mental strength
syn. endurance
The Olympic runner demonstrated incredible stamina.
The horse lacked the stamina to win the race.

Question 16

sufficiently

adv.

Answer 16

adv. enough; in a satisfying manner syn. adequately
n. sufficiency adj. sufficient v. suffice
Jenny is sufficiently mature to make her own decisions.
Her income is sufficient for her needs.
sufficient to do something
The money is not sufficient to cover everything that needs doing.
sufficient for
The recipe is sufficient for six people.

Question 17

visibly

adv.

Answer 17

adv. can be seen
power of imagination or wisdom, especially with regard to the future
syn. noticeably
adj. visible n. vision v. view
adj. visionary*
Ken was visibly upset about his performance evaluation.
Stars are more visible on a clear fall evening