About 'frequency' How to comprehensive the word 'frequency' in the following sentence: Perhaps for us today, two of the most significant aspects of most of these studies of genius are the frequency with which early encouragement and teaching by parents ad tutors had beneficial effects on the intellectual development of children but caused difficulties of adjustment later in their lives, and the frequency with which abilities... What word could I use to replace it?

What's the difference between salt, salty and saline?

Meaning of this sentence Those who qualify with Shooting Star are very soon using their skills in jobs they could only dream before. What does this sentence mean? Does it mean that those people who have the skills that meets the requirements of shooting star or that those who get their skills from shooting star and are qualified by shooting star?

My answers to some questions. 1) Do you like rain? Why / why not? 2) Do you think that rain affects people's mood? 3) Does it often rain where you live? 4) Have you ever been caught in the rain without a coat or umbrella? 1. Yes, I do. Because it makes the weather awesome./ I don't like the rainy day because the dropping on my face makes me feel sticky. 2. People say environment affects mood and I agree with them. 3. Taichung is my hometown which only rains in summer. 4. I've got caught in the rain several times so far when I got nothing to cover me./ After a few seconds it started to rain and I was beaten heavily.

Could anyone tell me about the differences between 'ponderous' and 'cumbersome'?