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Example Question #1684 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RECLUSIVELY
rowdily
Hermitically
Dolefully
Fallaciously
Histrionically
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 #1685 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CRAVENLY
Resiliently
Profligately
Saccharinely
Abjectly
Lugubriously
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 #1686 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ONEROUSLY
Petulantly
Arduously
Treacherously
Presumptuous
Intractably
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 #1687 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSTEMIOUSLY
Mordantly
Prodigally
Grandiloquently
Moderately
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 #1688 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GUILELESSLY
Strenuously
Wantonly
Ingenuously
Onerously
Stringently
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 #161 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BOMBASTICALLY
Complaisantly
Acrimoniously
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 #162 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTRITELY
Illustriously
Parsimoniously
Superciliously
Penitently
Haughtily
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 #163 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACRIMONIOUSLY
Ambivalently
Bitterly
Stealthily
Surreptitiously
Petulantly
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 #164 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAPIDLY
Congenially
Eminently
Dully
Palatably
Pristinely
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 #165 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INGENUOUSLY
Dissolutely
Impertinently
Forbiddingly
Naively
Insolently
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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