The laboratory's cooling system provided adequate temperature control for the sensitive biological samples stored overnight.
实验室的冷却系统为隔夜储存的敏感生物样本提供了足够的温度控制。
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Which choice best defines “adequate”?
C — Enough, sufficient. “adequate” means enough, sufficient.
Which word means “enough, sufficient”?
A — adequate. “adequate” means enough, sufficient.
adequate — enough, sufficient. In Chinese: 足够的，适当的.
adequate is pronounced /ˈædɪkwət/.
The laboratory's cooling system provided adequate temperature control for the sensitive biological samples stored overnight. (实验室的冷却系统为隔夜储存的敏感生物样本提供了足够的温度控制。)
sufficient, enough, satisfactory — all close in meaning to adequate (enough, sufficient).
insufficient, inadequate — each the opposite of adequate (enough, sufficient).
Yes. adequate is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
ad(to)+equ(equal)+ate(adjective).