Essential Words for the TOEFL Lesson 6 by Alaa Alharbi Coarse Smooth Coarse Fine Coarse adj Not smooth not fine or delicate adv Coarsely Coarseness Syn Rough Conventional Conventional ID: 761327
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Essential Words for the TOEFL Lesson 6 by: Alaa ’ Alharbi
Coarse Smooth
Coarse Fine
Coarse ( adj ) Not smooth ; not fine or delicate adv . Coarsely Coarseness Syn. Rough
Conventional Conventional energy sources are typically fully developed, nonrenewable resources, while nonconventional sources may be functional but are still undergoing development and use renewable resources. Conventional sources of energy usually include fossil fuels like coal, natural gas and oil as well as nuclear power. Nonconventional sources include solar power, hydropower and wind power.
Conventional ( adj ) Following what is traditional or accepted rules or standards adv . Conventionally convention Syn. Traditional , Ordinary Ant . Unconventional
Rigid Ex: The rules in schools must become less rigid . Ex: His eyes moved slowly, his body remained rigid as he was petrified.
Rigid ( adj ) Not easy to bend ; firm ; inflexible or strict adv . Rigidly Rigidity Syn. Stiff
“You get a curious feeling when you’re about to leave a place, like you’ll not only miss the people you love but you’ll miss the person you are now at this time and this place, because you’ll never be this way ever again.” They were so curious to know why the manager resigned.
Curious ( adj ) Odd or strange ; eager to learn adv . Curiously Curiosity Syn. Peculiar ; inquisitive
Exceedingly ( adv) Very ; to an unusual degree v. Exceed Excess a dj. Excessive a dv. E xcessively Syn. Extremely This season is exceedingly hot. The temperature can get to 50 ° C.
Sufficiently ( adv ) Enough ; in a satisfying manner v. S uffice S ufficiency a dj. Sufficient Syn. Adequately The following day she felt sufficiently well to go to work .
Immense ( adj ) Pinwheel is an immense galaxy, twice the diameter of the Milky Way and possessing as many as ten times the number of stars . I have worked so hard yesterday , but there is still an immense amount of work to be done .
Immense ( adj ) Extremely large or great adv . Immensely Immensity Syn. Massive, Enormous
Exclusively ( adv ) No one else ; nothing else ; not shared with others v. Exclude Exclusion a dj. Exclusive Syn. Restrictively This room is used exclusively by the faculty.
Routinely ( adv ) Regularly ; usually done adj. Routine Routine Syn. Ordinarily
Commonplace ( adj ) Ordinary Syn. Frequent EX: Computers are now commonplace in primary classrooms.
Visibly ( adv ) Light or visible light is electromagnetic radiation that is visible to the human eye, and is responsible for the sense of sight.
Visibly ( adv ) Can be seen adj. Visible v. View Vision a dj. Visionary Syn. Noticeably He is v isibly s urprised .
Chiefly ( adv ) The most important or most common a dj. Chief Syn. Mostly , Mainly EX: Houses are made chiefly of wood products. He’s travelled widely, chiefly in Africa and Asia.
Comparatively ( adv ) Lack of exercise is also a risk factor for heart disease but it’s comparatively small when compared with the others . Being measured or judged by comparison a dj. Comparative v. Compare n. Comparason Syn. relatively
Complex ( adj ) Difficult to understand or explain ; Having many parts Complexity Syn. Complicated
Indeed ( adv ) Certainly ; really ; used to emphasize a statement or to make it stronger Syn. truly Do you agree? Indeed, I do