Question

thus By modernizing the way in which chemicals are tested, S. 697 will enable better regulation of dangerous chemicals, ________ protecting both people and animals.” http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/12/after-rocky-road-us-senate-passes-landmark-chemical-law-overhaul coldly | thus | never | just In this question, thus is an adverb that means from that fact or reason or as a result. 1 once / 18 pages

Accepted Answer

F Science Magazine After rocky road, U.S. Senate passes landmark chemical law overhaul thus Use the adverb thus in place of words like therefore or so when you want to sound proper. Use thus interchangeably with words like consequently, ergo, hence, and just like that. For example, if you want to sound fancy you could say no one showed up for water aerobics, thus the class was cancelled. It had to be thus. Thus is also, rarely, a noun that means a good-smelling gum resin from trees that we don't really use anymore. 0.055555556

Word	thus
QType	F
Sentence	By modernizing the way in which chemicals are tested, S. 697 will enable better regulation of dangerous chemicals, ________ protecting both people and animals.”
Source	Science Magazine
Source URL	http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/12/after-rocky-road-us-senate-passes-landmark-chemical-law-overhaul
Source Title	After rocky road, U.S. Senate passes landmark chemical law overhaul
Choices	coldly \| thus \| never \| just
Correct Answer	thus
Definition	In this question, thus is an adverb that means from that fact or reason or as a result.
Blurb	Use the adverb thus in place of words like therefore or so when you want to sound proper. Use thus interchangeably with words like consequently, ergo, hence, and just like that. For example, if you want to sound fancy you could say no one showed up for water aerobics, thus the class was cancelled. It had to be thus. Thus is also, rarely, a noun that means a good-smelling gum resin from trees that we don't really use anymore.
Level	1
Frequency	0.055555556
Page Frequency	once / 18 pages

Adverb Means Words Sound F Modernizing Chemicals Tested