Definitions
Good enough or acceptable in quality or amount
Adequate
A high school principal puts together a group of five teachers to plan the graduation ceremony
Committee
Other words for committee
Panel, board, council, task force
The opposite of sophisticated
Simple, basic, plain, amateur
Phones continue to ______ every year, adding better cameras and faster processors
Evolve
Phones continue to EVOLVE every year, adding better cameras and faster processors
To change or develop slowly over time into a more advanced state
Evolve
A student gets a C+ on a test; it's not an A, but it is enough to pass the class
Adequate
Other words for sophisticated
Advanced, complex, elegant, high-tech, intricate, fancy
The opposite of oppress
Liberate, free, empower, support, uplift, encourage, release
The bank will need to ______ your identity before they allow you to open an account
Verify
The bank will need to VERIFY your identity before they allow you to open an account
A group of people chosen to make decisions or handle a specific job
Committee
After years of practice, an artist can paint a perfect portrait in less than an hour
Proficient
Other words for cryptic
Mysterious, puzzling, vague, coded, hidden,unclear
The opposite of adequate
Lacking, deficient, insufficient, inadequate, poor
The software program uses a highly ______ system to track global shipping routes
Sophisticated
The software program uses a highly SOPHISTICATED system to track global shipping routes
To prove or show that something is completely true or correct
Verify
A dictator takes away the citizens' rights to speak freely and punishes anyone who speaks out
Oppress
Other words for evolve
Progress, advance, transform, adapt, change
The opposite of proficient
Unskilled, amateur, clumsy, beginner, incompetent
The detective found a ______ note left at the scene, leaving everyone confused
Cryptic
The detective found a CRYPTIC note left at the scene, leaving everyone confused
To treat a group of people in a cruel, harsh, or unfair way
Oppress
You receive a strange, encoded text message that looks like random numbers and symbols
Cryptic
Other words for verify
Confirm, validate, prove, certify, check, double-check
The opposite of cryptic
Clear, obvious, plain, straightforward, direct, visible, simple
Because she practiced running every day, she became very ______ in marathons
Proficient
Because she practiced running every day, she became very PROFICIENT in marathons