"During the 11th and 12th centuries, the Pueblo moved into the neighbouring canyons and built the massive multifamily dwellings."

What is the meaning of "neighbouring"?

"Trees cause more pollution than automobiles do."

What is the meaning of "automobile"?

"The words 'emission' and 'pollution' are not synonymous."

What is the meaning of "synonymous"?

"Various chemical compounds give flowers and shrubs their fresh and fragrant scents."

What is the meaning of "fragrant"?

"Corporate growth in the late 19th century created an environment in which business correspondence increased monumentally."

What is the meaning of "monumentally"?

Who is he?

"Initially, they used it to draw brands on their livestock."

What is the meaning of "livestock"?

"They created the much sturdier wooden pencil we are now familiar with."

What is the meaning of "sturdy"?

"The Pueblo Indians were a major cultural influence in the United States’ Four Corners region for over one thousand years."

What is the meaning of "major"?

"Everyone we encounter views the world through his or her own unique lens."

What is the meaning of "encounter"?

"In order to determine how other people view us, it is sometimes necessary to rely on our metaperceptions."

What is the synonym for "rely on"?

"Metaperceptions are usually fairly accurate in individuals who have a strong sense of self."

What is the meaning of "accurate"?

"Others might believe that they are witty and fun to be around."

What is the meaning of "witty"?

"Unfortunately for people like these, social exclusion and all the negative consequences associated with it sometimes occur as a result."

What is the synonym for "occur"?

"Some linguists believe that language comprehension is a learned skill."

What is the synonym for "comprehension"?

"Adults will be able to understand even unfamiliar language better than children."

What is the synonym for "unfamiliar"?

"Children are able to rapidly interpret visual clues to assist with their overall language comprehension."

What is the synonym for "rapidly"?

"Determining context from non-auditory clues is a basic element of language comprehension."

What is the synonym for "basic"?

"Humans are inherently social creatures driven by a desire to connect with others."

What is the meaning of "desire"?

"In the centre of the hall stood a colossal wooden statue, decorated in ivory and gold."

What is the synonym for "colossal"?

"Initially, most people approved of the new plan."

What is the synonym for "initially"?

"Symptoms of the illness include a high temperature and a persistent dry cough."

What is the synonym for "persistent"?

What is this?

"Kristen Kuckelman believes this occurred after persistent droughts made farming on plateau lands impossible."

What is the synonym for "impossible"?

"She believes that the region’s inhabitants moved into the valleys because they were less impacted by the droughts."

What is the synonym for "impact"?

"The president’s remark was not accurate."

What is the synonym for "remark"?

"The talks between the USA and the USSR were very significant for the relationship between the two countries."

What is the synonym for "significant"?

"Before it would become a commercial success, certain issues needed to be remedied."

What is the synonym for "remedy"?

"He placed the keys with the intention that the most commonly used letter combinations in English would be spread far apart from one another."

What is the synonym for "intention"?

"These seemingly small changes were key to making typewriters a useful transcription and correspondence device."

What is the synonym for "small"?

"Writing utensils have been around since..."

"The pencil as we know it today only... into existence after the discovery of a large graphite deposit in the 1560s."

"Initially, they used it to draw brands on their livestock so that they could more easily differentiate whose sheep was whose."

What is the synonym for "differentiate"?

"It was not long before people began gluing bits of graphite into grooves cut into strips of wood, thereby creating the much sturdier wooden pencil we are now familiar with."

What is the meaning of "sturdy"?

"Conversely, others might believe that they are witty and fun to be around."

What is the meaning of "conversely"?

"The reality is that they are rude and burdensome."

What is the synonym for "rude"?