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Example Question #1654 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTRACTABLY
Serenely
Intransigently
Innocuously
Immaculately
Innocently
Intransigently
"Intractable" and "intransigent" are both synonyms for stubborn. "Innocent" means the opposite or guilty (or the opposite of experienced and worldly, depending), and "innocuous" means harmless. "Immaculate" is another word for "pristine," and "serene" is another word for calm and peaceful.
Example Question #1655 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EPHERMALLY
Briefly
Smugly
Exquisitely
Irrelevantly
Troublingly
Briefly
"Ephemeral" means brief, fleeting, or short-lived. "Exquisite means beautiful or lovely. Something "troubling" is unsettling, and something "irrelevant" is not pertinent. "Smug" is a synonym for "arrogant."
Example Question #1656 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FALLACIOUSLY
Fictitiously
Indifferently
Humongously
Ephemerally
Excruciatingly
Fictitiously
"Fallacious" means false, fictitious, erroneous. "Ephemeral" is a synonym for "transient" or fleeting. "Humongous" means huge or enormous. Someone who is "indifferent" is unconcerned or uncaring. Excruciating is a synonym for "agonizing."
Example Question #1657 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OSTENTATIOUSLY
Pertinaciously
Showily
Execrably
Arrogantly
Opulently
Showily
"Ostentatious" means showy, flamboyant, or pretentious. "Opulent" means luxurious or wealthy, and "arrogant" means conceited. "Execrable" means terrible, dreadful. "Pertinacious" is a synonym for "persistent" and "tenacious."
Example Question #1658 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PHLEGMATICALLY
Equivocally
Calmly
Exorbitantly
Gregariously
Salubriously
Calmly
"Phlegmatic" means calm, levelheaded, and composed. "Equivocal" is a synonym for "ambiguous," and "salubrious" is a synonym for "healthy." "Gregarious" is a synonym for "outgoing" and "sociable." "Exorbitant" means excessive, extortionate.
Example Question #1659 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXIGENTLY
Quintessentially
Cryptically
Sedulously
Urgently
Calamitously
Urgently
"Exigent" is another word for urgent or dire. "Calamitous" means disastrous, and "cryptic" means enigmatic. "Quintessential" is a synonym for "classic," "stereotypical," or "archetypical." "Sedulous" is a synonym for "assiduous" or hardworking.
Example Question #1660 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMMANENTLY
Largely
Stingily
Inherently
Exuberantly
Symbolically
Inherently
"Immanent" means "inherent." "Symbolic" means representational, and "largely" means mostly or mainly. "Exuberant" is a synonym for "overjoyed" or ebullient. "Stingy" means miserly or thrifty.
Example Question #171 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OBDURANTLY
Vivaciously
Recalcitrantly
Enigmatically
Potently
Censoriously
Recalcitrantly
"Obdurate" means stubborn or recalcitrant. "Vivacious" means lively, spirited. "Potent" means powerful. "Censorious" is a synonym for "highly critical." "Enigmatic" is another word for mysterious.
Example Question #172 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRESUMPTUOSLY
Brazenly
Lucidly
Laconically
Dubiously
Loquaciously
Brazenly
"Presumptuous" is a synonym for "arrogant," "brazen," or "overly confident." "Dubious" means doubtful, and "lucid" means clear. "Laconic" means concise or terse, which is a near antonym for "loquacious," or talkative.
Example Question #173 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUIXOTICALLY
Creatively
Fractiously
Zealously
Idealistically
Villainously
Idealistically
"Quixotic" means hopelessly, romantically idealistic. "Villainous" is a synonym for "wicked," and "fractious" means grumpy, irritable, or unruly. "Zealous" means passionately enthusiastic. Another word for "creative" is imaginative.
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