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Example Question #904 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTRACTABLY
Immaculately
Serenely
Innocently
Innocuously
Intransigently
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 #905 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EPHERMALLY
Exquisitely
Irrelevantly
Troublingly
Smugly
Briefly
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 #906 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FALLACIOUSLY
Ephemerally
Fictitiously
Humongously
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 #907 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OSTENTATIOUSLY
Opulently
Execrably
Pertinaciously
Showily
Arrogantly
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 #908 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PHLEGMATICALLY
Calmly
Salubriously
Equivocally
Gregariously
Exorbitantly
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 #909 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXIGENTLY
Urgently
Cryptically
Sedulously
Quintessentially
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 #910 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMMANENTLY
Inherently
Stingily
Largely
Symbolically
Exuberantly
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 #1661 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OBDURANTLY
Vivaciously
Censoriously
Enigmatically
Potently
Recalcitrantly
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 #1662 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRESUMPTUOSLY
Brazenly
Loquaciously
Lucidly
Dubiously
Laconically
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 #1663 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUIXOTICALLY
Zealously
Idealistically
Villainously
Creatively
Fractiously
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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