Lesson 6

Question 1

chiefly

Answer 1

adv. the most important or most common
syn. mostly
adj. chief

Houses are made chiefly of wood products.
Corn is the chief crop of the Midwest.

(principalmente)

Question 2

coarse

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.

(grosseiro, rústico)

Question 3

commonplace

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.

(comum, rotineiro)

Question 4

comparatively

Answer 4

adv. being measured or judged by comparison
syn. relatively
adj. comparative
v. compare
n. comparison

It was comparatively easy for him to learn baseball because he had been a cricket player.
If you compare algebra and trigonometry, you’ll discover that algebra is less complex.

(comparativamente)

Question 5

complex

Answer 5

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.

(complexo)

Question 6

conventional

Answer 6

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.

(convencional, clássico)

Question 7

curious

Answer 7

adj. odd or strange; eager to learn
syn. peculiar
adv. curtously
n. curtosity

A curious object was discovered in the remains.
Sally was curiously interested in the history of Alaska.

(curioso, interessante)

Question 8

emit

Answer 8

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.

(emitir)

Question 9

exceedingly

Answer 9

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.

(extremamente, excessivamente)

Question 10

exclusively

Answer 10

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.

(exclusivamente, somente)

Question 11

extinguish

Answer 11

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.

(extinguir, apagar)

Question 12

immense

Answer 12

adj. extremely large
syn. massive
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.

(imenso)

Question 13

rigid

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 marriage.

(rígido, inflexível)

Question 14

routinely

Answer 14

adv. regularly; usually done
syn. ordinarily
adj. routine
n. routine

She routinely gets a physical examination.
It is routine for students to become homesick at times.

(rotineiramente)

Question 15

stamina

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.

(força, resistência)

Question 16

sufficiently

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.

(suficientemente)

Question 17

visibly

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.

(visivelmente, nitidamente)