MATCHING

Choose the synonym.

1. stiff 6. immense
(A) delicate (A) abrupt
(B) agile (B) massive
(C) rigid (C) ongoing
(D) astute (D) complicated

2. traditional 7. exceedingly
(A) arbitrary (A) resiliently
(B) astounding (B) extremely
(C) conventional (C) assertively
(D) frequent (D) resolutely

3. indeed 8. visibly
(A) truly (A) noticeably
(B) albeit (B) frequently
(C) abroad (C) persuasively
(D) only (D) encouragingly

4. curious 9. ordinarily
(A) apparent (A) restrictively
(B) brilliant (B) coarsely
(C) peculiar (C) cautiously
(D) enhanced (D) routinely

5. adequately 10. restrictively
(A) sufficiently (A) exclusively
(B) deceptively (B) adversely


4. Under the microscope, cultivated silk fibers look coarse.

(A) rough
(B) rigid
(C) delicate
(D) immense

5. The sweet potato is chiefly
grown in the southern United States.
(A) exclusively
(B) mostly
(C) rarely
(D) successfully
LESSON 7
 appropriate  clarify  conceal  confirm  constantly
 convenient  core  critical  distort  diverse
 prosperous  purposefully  reveal  scarcely  theoretically

appropriate
adj. correct or good for the purpose
n. appropriateness
Syn. proper
adv. appropriately
It is not appropriate to cheat on tests.
She was dressed appropriately
in a suit for the job interview.

clarify
v. to make more easily understood, to

Syn. continually
Philosophy constantly
questions the nature of human existence.
The speed of light is constant
at 186,000 miles a second.

convenient
adj. easy to reach, near; suitable to one's needs
adv. conveniently
Syn. practical
n. convenience
The student union is convenient to the physical sciences building.
For the convenience
of the student body, the library is located in a central location.

core
adj. the central or most important part
n. core
Syn. chief
The core
of the curriculum consists of courses that are required of all students.
They are loyal to the core
.

critical
adj. very serious or requiring careful
v.critique
judgment; finding fault
n. criticism
Syn. dangerous

adv. prosperously
Syn. thriving
v. prosper
n. prosperity
In the early 1900s, San Francisco was a prosperous city.
Bacteria prosper
under the proper conditions.

purposefully
adv. done for a special reason
adj. purposeful
Syn. deliberately
adv. purposely
n. purpose
The course syllabus was designed purposefully to be easy to follow.
He was authorized to spend the money for business purposes
.

reveal
v. to uncover, to expose
adv. revealingly
Syn. disclose
adj. revealing
n. revelation
The president revealed some of his ideas before he gave his speech.
The report made some revelations
about the nature of the conflict.

scarcely
adv. almost not

(C) continually (C) constantly
(D) hardly (D) sufficiently

3. proper 8. different
(A) appropriate (A) noticeable
(B) practical (B) diverse
(C) rigid (C) conventional
(D) complex (D) curious

4. clarify 9. hypothetically
(A) shed (A) exceedingly
(B) enhance (B) haphazardly
(C) explain (C) theoretically
(D) elicit (D) routinely

5. dangerous 10. reveal
(A) chief (A) disclose
(B) deceptive (B) baffle
(C) critical (C) conceal
(D) routine (D) confirm