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Example Question #1639 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CAPRICIOUSLY
Ingenuously
Cryptically
Unpredictably
Trenchantly
Ingeniously
Unpredictably
"Capricious" means fickle, unpredictable, and whimsical. "Trenchant" means cutting or incisive. "Ingenious" is another word for "clever" or innovative, while "ingenuous" is another word for "innocent" or naive. Something "cryptic" is mysterious or difficult to understand.
Example Question #1640 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DOLEFULLY
Gregariously
Confidently
Mournfully
Mellifluously
Impecuniously
Mournfully
Someone who is "doleful" is mournful and sorrowful. "Gregarious" is another word for social or outgoing, and "mellifluous" is another word for harmonious or sweet-sounding. "Confidence" is self-assurance. "Impecunious" means impoverished or penniless.
Example Question #1641 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
POIGNANTLY
Superficially
Feistily
Dissonantly
Plaintively
Cruelly
Plaintively
"Poignant" means touching, moving, emotional, and plaintive. "Cruel" is a synonym for "vicious," while "feisty" is a synonym for "spunky" or spirited. "Superficial" means shallow, either literally or figuratively, and "dissonant" means discordant or unharmonious.
Example Question #1642 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APOCRYPHALLY
Fictitiously
Lugubriously
Direly
Melodically
Nostalgically
Fictitiously
An "apocryphal" story is a fictitious or falsified one. "Melodically" is the adverb form of "melody" and usually describes music. "Lugubrious" is a synonym for "glum" and "morose," and "dire" is a synonym for 'urgent." "Nostalgic' means wistful or longing.
Example Question #1643 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MISANTHROPICALLY
Vituperatively
Inexorably
Ingeniously
Antisocially
Apocryphally
Antisocially
"Misanthropic" means unfriendly and "antisocial." "Apocryphal" means false or fictitious. "Vituperative" is another word for bitter, and "ingenious" is another word for clever, crafty, or innovative. "Inexorable" means unstoppable or unyielding.
Example Question #1644 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RECLUSIVELY
Hermitically
rowdily
Dolefully
Histrionically
Fallaciously
Hermitically
"Reclusive" means "hermitic" or solitary. "Fallacious" is a synonym for "false." "Doleful" means mournful. "Histrionic" means melodramatic and overly theatrical. "Rowdy" is a synonym for "boisterous."
Example Question #1645 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CRAVENLY
Abjectly
Lugubriously
Profligately
Saccharinely
Resiliently
Abjectly
"Craven" means cowardly or abject. "Profligate" means wasteful. "Lugubrious" means glum and morose. "Saccharine" means overly sweet and sentimental. "Resilient" means strong and able to withstand great adversity.
Example Question #1646 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ONEROUSLY
Treacherously
Arduously
Petulantly
Intractably
Presumptuous
Arduously
"Onerous" means "arduous," difficult, and burdensome. "Treacherous" and "traitorous" are synonyms, as are "petulant" and "peevish." "Intractable" is a synonym for "stubborn." "Presumptuous" is a synonym for "brazen."
Example Question #1647 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSTEMIOUSLY
Salubriously
Moderately
Mordantly
Grandiloquently
Prodigally
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 #1648 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GUILELESSLY
Stringently
Wantonly
Strenuously
Onerously
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.
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