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Example Question #731 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TANTAMOUNT
Crucial
Squeamish
Equivalent
Admonishing
Conjectural
Equivalent
Unlike "paramount," which means crucial, "tantamount" simply means equivalent to. To "admonish" is to warn or chastise someone. "Conjectural" is a synonym for "speculative" or hypothetical. "Squeamish" means easily nauseated, queasy.
Example Question #732 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FEBRILE
Tacit
Archaic
Feverish
Crucial
Torpid
Feverish
"Febrile" is another word for "feverish." While someone who is "feverish" may be "torpid," or sluggish, the two words are not necessarily synonymous. "Crucial" means vital, essential. "Tacit" is a synonym for "unspoken." "Archaic" means outdated, antiquated.
Example Question #733 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMAL
Trite
Fundamental
Tantamount
Tangential
Banal
Fundamental
"Primal" can mean "fundamental" or primitive, depending on the context. "Tantamount" means equivalent, and "tangential" is a synonym for "barely relevant." "Banal" and "trite" are synonyms for extremely boring.
Example Question #734 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMORDIAL
Auspicious
Nomadic
Ancient
Laconic
Propitious
Ancient
"Primordial" means "ancient" and primitive. "Ribald" means rude, irreverent. "Propitious" and "auspicious" both mean favorable. "Laconic" is a synonym for "terse" and "pithy." "Nomadic" means wandering from place to place.
Example Question #735 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANDROGYNOUS
Maritime
Unisex
Adroit
Refined
Gauche
Unisex
"Androgynous" means "unisex" or having characteristics of both the male and female genders. "Gauche" means tasteless or inelegant, which is an antonym for "refined." "Adroit" means skillful and adept. "Maritime" is a synonym for "nautical."
Example Question #736 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNCONSCIONABLE
Unethical
Pleonastic
Verbose
Vicarious
Salutary
Unethical
"Unconscionable" means indefensible, immoral, and "unethical." "Pleonastic" and "verbose" both mean excessively wordy. "Vicarious" is a synonym for "secondhand," and "salutary" means very healthful.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
VEHEMENTLY
truthfully
calmly
rapidly
passionately
reluctantly
passionately
"Vehemently" means with strong feeling or passion.
Example Question #1530 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
MERELY
maliciously
politely
disappointing
solely
trifling
solely
"Merely" is an adverb meaning just, only, or solely.
Example Question #737 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ROUNDLY
Marginally
Emphatically
Cheerfully
Falsely
Openly
Emphatically
"Roundly" means done in an emphatic or vehement way.
Example Question #1532 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VICIOUSLY
Invincible
Ferociously
Visibly
Heart-rending
Vicinity
Ferociously
"Viciously" and "ferociously" are synonymous adverbs describing a savage, violent or destructive way of performing an action, attacking viciously, for example. The other words do not share this meaning. In fact, some of the other answer choices are not even adverbs.
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