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Example Question #2441 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RECLUSIVELY
Hermitically
Fallaciously
rowdily
Histrionically
Dolefully
Hermitically
"Reclusive" means "hermitic" or solitary. "Fallacious" is a synonym for "false." "Doleful" means mournful. "Histrionic" means melodramatic and overly theatrical. "Rowdy" is a synonym for "boisterous."
Example Question #2442 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CRAVENLY
Lugubriously
Profligately
Abjectly
Resiliently
Saccharinely
Abjectly
"Craven" means cowardly or abject. "Profligate" means wasteful. "Lugubrious" means glum and morose. "Saccharine" means overly sweet and sentimental. "Resilient" means strong and able to withstand great adversity.
Example Question #2443 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ONEROUSLY
Treacherously
Intractably
Petulantly
Presumptuous
Arduously
Arduously
"Onerous" means "arduous," difficult, and burdensome. "Treacherous" and "traitorous" are synonyms, as are "petulant" and "peevish." "Intractable" is a synonym for "stubborn." "Presumptuous" is a synonym for "brazen."
Example Question #1647 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSTEMIOUSLY
Grandiloquently
Moderately
Prodigally
Mordantly
Salubriously
Moderately
"Abstemious" means temperate, moderate. "Grandiloquent" is a synonym for pompous. "Salubrious" and "healthful" are synonyms, as are "prodigal" and "wasteful." "Mordant," "trenchant," and "caustic" are all synonyms.
Example Question #1648 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GUILELESSLY
Stringently
Wantonly
Ingenuously
Strenuously
Onerously
Ingenuously
"Guileless" means ingenuous, innocent, and naive. "Onerous" means difficult and laborious. "Strenuous" similarly means arduous. "Stringent" means rigid and strict. "Wanton" means immoral or promiscuous.
Example Question #1691 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BOMBASTICALLY
Acrimoniously
Complaisantly
Smarmily
Pompously
Ingratiatingly
Pompously
"Bombastic" is a synonym for grandiloquent and pompous. "Complaisant" is a synonym for "acquiescent" and "amenable." "Ingratiating" and "smarmy" are synonyms. "Acrimonious" means caustic or bitter.
Example Question #1649 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTRITELY
Haughtily
Illustriously
Penitently
Superciliously
Parsimoniously
Penitently
"Contrite" means penitent or repentant. "Haughty" and "supercilious" are synonyms that both mean stuck up, conceited. "Illustrious" means distinguished or eminent. "Parsimonious" means stingy or cheap.
Example Question #1651 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACRIMONIOUSLY
Surreptitiously
Petulantly
Stealthily
Bitterly
Ambivalently
Bitterly
"Acrimonious" is a synonym for "acerbic" and "bitter." To be "ambivalent" is to have mixed feeling about something. "Surreptitious" and "stealthy" are both synonyms for furtive. "Petulant" is another word for peevish, grumpy, or irritable.
Example Question #1652 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAPIDLY
Pristinely
Palatably
Dully
Eminently
Congenially
Dully
"Vapid" means dull and boring. "Eminent" means prominent and distinguished. "Palatable" means acceptable or edible, depending on the context, and "pristine" means spotless. "Congenial" means personable and friendly.
Example Question #1653 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INGENUOUSLY
Impertinently
Insolently
Dissolutely
Forbiddingly
Naively
Naively
"Ingenuous" means naive or childlike with innocence. This is an antonym for "dissolute," or depraved. "Forbidding" means grim or unwelcoming. "Insolent" and "impertinent" both mean impudent.
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