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Example Question #1617 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INNOCUOUSLY
Despicably
Harmlessly
Resolutely
Contagiously
Pathologically
Harmlessly
"Innocuous" means harmless, safe, and inoffensive. "Despicable" means hateful and loathsome. "Resolute" means determined and resolved. The word "inoculation" means vaccination and is related to "contagion" and "pathology," but it is not related to "innocuous."
Example Question #1618 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
METICULOUSLY
Querulously
Fastidiously
Sloppily
Listlessly
Excruciatingly
Fastidiously
"Meticulous" means careful, fastidious, paying painstaking attention. This is an antonym of "sloppy." "Listless" is a synonym for "tired" or "lethargic," and "querulous" means irritable and petulant. "Excruciating" means intensely painful.
Example Question #1619 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INDEFATIGABLY
Somnolently
Curably
Untiringly
Enervatingly
Tangibly
Untiringly
Someone "indefatigable" cannot be tired or exhausted easily. "Enervating" means weakening and is a near antonym for "indefatigable." "Somnolent" is a synonym for sleepy, and "tangible" means physically perceptible. "Curable" means able to be healed or fixed medically.
Example Question #1620 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRODIGALLY
Perilously
Deleteriously
Wastefully
Artistically
Thriftily
Wastefully
"Prodigal" means "wasteful" or profligate. "Thrifty," which means economic or cheap, generally has positive connotations, while "stingy," which means miserly or cheap, generally has negative connotations. "Artistic" means creative or aesthetic, and "deleterious" means harmful. "Perilous" means dangerous and hazardous.
Example Question #131 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RANCOROUSLY
Spitefully
Dubiously
Nakedly
Duplicitously
Amiably
Spitefully
"Rancorous" means hateful or "spiteful." "Amiable" means friendly or affable. "Dubious" means doubtful, and "duplicitous" means deceitful or treacherous. "Naked" means nude, bare, or unhidden.
Example Question #132 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MERCURIALLY
Capriciously
Placidly
Garishly
Ambiguously
Professionally
Capriciously
"Mercurial" means "capricious," volatile, or temperamental. This is a near antonym for "placid," which means calm and serene. "Ambiguous" means unclear or vague, and "professional" is an antonym for "amateurish." "Garish" means gaudy and tawdry.
Example Question #133 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DILATORILY
Conscientiously
Sluggishly
Contemptibly
Tenaciously
Eminently
Sluggishly
"Dilatory" means delayed, slow, or tardy. "Contemptible" means hateful, and "conscientious" means dutiful. "Eminent" is a synonym for illustrious. "Tenacious" is a synonym for persistent or determined.
Example Question #134 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMMACULATELY
Obsoletely
Pristinely
Gratefully
Judiciously
Uncleanly
Pristinely
"Immaculate" means pure and spotless. This is an antonym for "unclean." "Grateful" means thankful, while "obsolete" means outdated. "Judicious" means prudent and well-advised.
Example Question #135 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MORDANTLY
Trenchantly
Gently
Ambivalently
Irascibly
Equivocally
Trenchantly
"Mordant" and "trenchant" are both synonyms for biting, caustic, cutting. This is an antonym for "gentle." "Irascible" means irritable, while "equivocal" means ambiguous. "Ambivalent" means having mixed feelings about something.
Example Question #136 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INEXORABLY
Nefariously
Iniquitously
Ubiquitously
Unstoppably
Dubiously
Unstoppably
"Inexorable" means "unstoppable" or unyielding. "Ubiquitous" means ever-present. "Nefarious" and "iniquitous" both mean evil. "Dubious" means doubtful, hesitant.
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