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Example Question #166 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTRACTABLY
Serenely
Innocently
Immaculately
Intransigently
Innocuously
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 #167 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EPHERMALLY
Irrelevantly
Smugly
Briefly
Exquisitely
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 #168 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FALLACIOUSLY
Ephemerally
Humongously
Fictitiously
Excruciatingly
Indifferently
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 #2451 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OSTENTATIOUSLY
Arrogantly
Execrably
Showily
Opulently
Pertinaciously
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 #2452 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PHLEGMATICALLY
Gregariously
Salubriously
Equivocally
Exorbitantly
Calmly
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
Calamitously
Cryptically
Urgently
Quintessentially
Sedulously
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
Symbolically
Exuberantly
Inherently
Stingily
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 #1701 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OBDURANTLY
Recalcitrantly
Enigmatically
Censoriously
Vivaciously
Potently
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 #1702 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRESUMPTUOSLY
Laconically
Loquaciously
Dubiously
Brazenly
Lucidly
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 #1703 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUIXOTICALLY
Zealously
Fractiously
Idealistically
Villainously
Creatively
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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