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Example Question #737 : Identifying Synonyms
Each of the following questions consists of one word followed by five words or phrases. You are to select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AWKWARDLY
Wisely
Worldly
Awesome
Awfully
Weirdly
Weirdly
"Awkwardly" and "weirdly" are adverbs which describe an odd manner of acting. The other answer choices do not share this meaning. "Worldly" describes a wise and experienced person.
Example Question #738 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERILOUSLY
Unhappily
Dangerously
Seductively
Joyfully
Savagely
Dangerously
"Peril" means danger, so something done in a perilous manner is done in a dangerous manner. "Seductive" means attractive, and "savage" means wild. "Unhappily" and "joyfully" are antonyms.
Example Question #739 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LONGINGLY
Quizzically
Nostalgically
Curiously
Sporadically
Habitually
Nostalgically
To be "nostalgic" is to feel longing for a person, place, or past time. "Habitually" means regularly and is an antonym for "sporadically," or irregularly. "Quizzical" means questioning or inquiring. "Curiously" means eagerly, inquisitively, or strangely.
Example Question #740 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TORTUOUSLY
Excruciatingly
Smilingly
Painfully
Heroically
Windingly
Windingly
"Tortuous" and "winding" are synonyms; both mean full of twists and turns. "Painful" and "excruciating" are both good synonyms for "torturous," which is easy to confuse with tortuous. "Smilingly" means done in a glad manner. "Heroically" means in a heroic or brave manner.
Example Question #741 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DRABLY
Greenly
Dully
Brightly
Pessimistically
Cheerily
Dully
"Drab" means dull or colorless and is an antonym of "bright." "Cheery" means optimistic or happy and is an antonym of "pessimistic." Because "green" is a specific color, it's obviously not a good fit for a word that means "colorless."
Example Question #742 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPERATIVELY
Royally
Minutely
Gigantically
Importantly
Lovingly
Importantly
Something "imperative" is very important or essential. Something "minute" is tiny; something "gigantic" is huge. "Royal" and "imperious" are both words related to ruling, so it would be easy to confuse "imperious" (commanding, arrogant) with imperative. "Lovingly" and "tenderly" are synonyms.
Example Question #743 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRODUCTIVELY
Passively
Finally
Perilously
Concurrently
Fruitfully
Fruitfully
To be "productive" is to be fruitful or bear many results. "Concurrent" means happening at the same time as another event; "final" means coming at the end. "Passively" and "actively" are antonyms. "Perilously" (dangerously) and "safely" are also antonyms.
Example Question #744 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARROGANTLY
Bravely
Hastily
Tidily
Haughtily
Triumphantly
Haughtily
Someone "arrogant" is haughty, stuck up, or conceited. Something "hasty" is hurried, something "tidy" is neat and orderly, and something "triumphant" is victorious. "Brave" is a good synonym for "courageous."
Example Question #745 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MYSTERIOUSLY
Glumly
Enigmatically
Cleverly
Wittily
Hauntingly
Enigmatically
Another name for a "mystery" is an enigma. While "mysteries" may be "haunting" (emotional or eerie), the two words are not necessarily synonymous. "Cleverly" and "wittily" are synonyms. "Glum" means dejected or gloomy.
Example Question #746 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SHODDILY
Gloomily
Impoverished
Cheaply
Dingily
Childishly
Cheaply
"Shoddy" work is work that is cheaply or poorly made. "Dingy" means gloomy and dark. "Childish" and "mature" are near antonyms, as are "wealthy" and "impoverished."
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