Lesson 6

Question 1

chiefly

Answer 1

adv. the most important or most common
syn. mostly

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

Question 2

coarse

Answer 2

adv. coarsely
n. coarseness
adj. not fine or smooth; not delicate
syn. rough

Sandpaper is an extremely coarse material.
Wool clothing has a certain coarseness in texture.

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.

Question 4

comparatively

Answer 4

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

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.

Question 5

complex

Answer 5

adj. difficult to understand or explain;
having many parts
syn. complicated

The businessmen astutely approached the complex production problem.
The universe has a complexity beyond comprehension.

Question 6

conventional

Answer 6

adj. following accepted rules or standards
syn. traditional

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.

Question 7

curious

Answer 7

adv. curiously
n. curiosity
adj. odd or strange; eager to learn
syn. peculiar

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

Question 8

emit

Answer 8

n. emission
n. emitter
v. to send out; give off
syn. release

The raging forest fire emitted a dense, white smoke.
Modem telescopes can detect the faintest light emitted by distant stars.

Question 9

exceedingly

Answer 9

v. exceed
n. excess
adj. excessive
adv. excessively
adv. very; to an unusual degree
syn. extremely

In tropical zones, it is exceedingly hot and humid.
It is not safe to exceed the speed limit.

Question 10

exclusively

Answer 10

adj. exclusive
n. exclusion
v. exclude
adv. no one else; nothing else; not shared
with others
syn. restrictively

This room is used exclusively by the faculty.
They excluded everyone under 21 from the contest.

Question 11

extinguish

Answer 11

adj. extinguishable
n. extinguishment
v. to bring about the end of something
syn. terminate

The firefighters quickly extinguished the flames.
Modem medicine has extinguished many previously serious illnesses.

Question 12

immense

Answer 12

adv. immensely
n. immensity
adj. extremely large
syn. massive

From the mountaintop you can see the immense valley.
She was immensely interested in the idea of teaching a foreign language.

Question 13

rigid

Answer 13

adv. rigidly
adj. not easy to bend; firm; inflexible
syn. stiff

The teacher was very rigid in his ideas about class attendance.
He adhered rigidly to his opinions about marriage.

Question 14

routinely

Answer 14

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

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

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.

Question 16

sufficiently

Answer 16

n. sufficiency
adj. sufficient
v. suffice
adv. enough; in a satisfying manner
syn. adequately

Jenny is sufficiently mature to make her own decisions.
Her income is sufficient for her needs.

Question 17

visibly

Answer 17

adv. can be seen
adj. visible
* power of imagination or wisdom, especially with regard to the future
n. vision
v. view
adj. visionary•
syn. noticeably

Ken was visibly upset about his performance evaluation.
Stars are more visible on a clear fall evening.