What does refined mean?
Word: Refined
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Refined means made pure by having unwanted things taken out, such as refined sugar or oil. It can also describe a person who is polite and has good taste.
Synonyms: purified, polished, elegant
Antonyms: raw, coarse
How do you spell refined?
Syllables: re - fined
Tricky part: There is only one f after re. Some students double it, writing reffined.
Watch out for: reffined, rifined
Memory tip: Re- words such as refill, refund and reform never double the f after the re.
Refined in a sentence
Example 1: The factory near our town turns sugar cane into refined white sugar.
Example 2: Her refined manners impressed everyone at the dinner.
Example 3: The chef uses refined flour for these soft buns.
Fun Fact
Crude oil from the ground cannot be used in cars until it is refined; refineries heat it and separate it into petrol, diesel and other fuels.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Champ
Choose the correct word for the blank:
Gold dug from the mine is ________ to remove the other metals mixed with it.
a) repeated
b) refunded
c) reflected
d) refined
Show answer
d) refined. Making something pure by removing unwanted parts is called refining it.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) visible : hidden
b) ancient : modern
c) graceful : awkward
d) refinned : coarse
Show answer
d) refinned : coarse. These are pairs of opposites; refined adds only a d to refine, so there is no extra n.
Word Puzzle
Match each word in 1-3 with a word in A-C:
1. refined 2. modest 3. fragile A. crude B. sturdy C. boastful
a) 1-C, 2-B, 3-A
b) 1-B, 2-A, 3-C
c) 1-A, 2-C, 3-B
d) 1-A, 2-B, 3-C
Show answer
c) 1-A, 2-C, 3-B. Each word is matched with its opposite: refined and crude, modest and boastful, fragile and sturdy.
Spellacadabra
Choose the correct option to make a meaningful word:
ref_ned
a) e
b) a
c) y
d) i
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d) i. The vowel after ref is i, as in fine.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which sweetener used in Indian sweets is unrefined?
a) jaggery
b) white sugar
c) icing sugar
d) sugar cubes
Show answer
a) jaggery
2. Refined wheat flour is called maida in India. How is it different from whole wheat flour?
a) it has been coloured brown
b) extra bran has been added
c) the outer bran has been taken out
d) it is made from rice
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c) the outer bran has been taken out
