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Example Question #897 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSTEMIOUSLY
Mordantly
Prodigally
Salubriously
Moderately
Grandiloquently
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 #898 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GUILELESSLY
Onerously
Strenuously
Wantonly
Stringently
Ingenuously
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 #899 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BOMBASTICALLY
Ingratiatingly
Pompously
Acrimoniously
Smarmily
Complaisantly
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 #900 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTRITELY
Penitently
Superciliously
Illustriously
Parsimoniously
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 #161 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACRIMONIOUSLY
Ambivalently
Stealthily
Petulantly
Bitterly
Surreptitiously
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 #162 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAPIDLY
Dully
Eminently
Congenially
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 #163 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INGENUOUSLY
Dissolutely
Insolently
Impertinently
Naively
Forbiddingly
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.
Example Question #164 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTRACTABLY
Innocently
Innocuously
Serenely
Intransigently
Immaculately
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 #165 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EPHERMALLY
Briefly
Troublingly
Irrelevantly
Exquisitely
Smugly
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 #166 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FALLACIOUSLY
Humongously
Excruciatingly
Ephemerally
Fictitiously
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."
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