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Example Question #1681 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CAPRICIOUSLY
Cryptically
Ingeniously
Trenchantly
Ingenuously
Unpredictably
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 #1682 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DOLEFULLY
Confidently
Mournfully
Mellifluously
Gregariously
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 #1683 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
POIGNANTLY
Superficially
Cruelly
Dissonantly
Feistily
Plaintively
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 #1684 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APOCRYPHALLY
Direly
Nostalgically
Melodically
Fictitiously
Lugubriously
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 #1685 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MISANTHROPICALLY
Vituperatively
Antisocially
Apocryphally
Inexorably
Ingeniously
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 #1686 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RECLUSIVELY
Histrionically
Dolefully
rowdily
Fallaciously
Hermitically
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 #1687 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CRAVENLY
Lugubriously
Saccharinely
Profligately
Resiliently
Abjectly
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 #1688 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ONEROUSLY
Arduously
Treacherously
Intractably
Petulantly
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 #1689 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSTEMIOUSLY
Grandiloquently
Mordantly
Salubriously
Prodigally
Moderately
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 #1690 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GUILELESSLY
Wantonly
Ingenuously
Stringently
Onerously
Strenuously
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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