Dec5

Question 1

chiefly
adj. Chief

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
adv. coarsely
n. coarseness

Answer 2

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

complex
n. Complexity

Answer 4

adj. Difficult to understand or explain; having many parts
syn. Complicated

The businessman astutely approach to complex production problem.
the universe has a complexity beyond comprehension.

Question 5

conventional
adv. Conventionally
n. Convention

Answer 5

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 6

curious
adv. Curiously
n. Curiosity

Answer 6

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 7

emit
n. emission.
n. emitter

Answer 7

v. To send out; give off
syn. Release

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

Question 8

exceedingly
v. Exceed
n. Excess
adj. Excessive
adv. Excessively

Answer 8

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 9

exclusively
adj. Exclusive
n. Exclusion
v. Exclude

Answer 9

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 10

extinguish
adj. Extinguishable
n. Extinguishment

Answer 10

v. to bring about the end of some thing.
syn. Terminate

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

Question 11

immense
adv. Immensely
n. Immensity

Answer 11

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 12

instantaneous
adv. Instantly
n. Instant

Answer 12

adj. Occurring in an instant
syn. Immediate

A lightbulb turns on nearly instantaneously when you flip the switch.
The teacher was instantly met with complaints when he announced the test.

Question 13

rigid
adv. Rigidly

Answer 13

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 economic growth.

Question 14

routinely
adj. Routine
n. Routine

Answer 14

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 like the stamina to win the race.

Question 16

sufficiently
n. Sufficiency
adj. Sufficient
v. Suffice

Answer 16

adv. Enough; in a satisfying manner
syn. Adequately

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

Question 17

visibly
adj. Visible
n. Vision*
v. View
adj. Visionary*

Answer 17

adv. can be seen
* Power of imagination, or wisdom, especially with regard to the future
syn. Noticeably

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