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Example Question #61 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FASHIONABLY
Stylishly
Silkily
Painfully
Greedily
Selflessly
Stylishly
"Fashionable" and "stylish" both mean up to date or in vogue. "Greedily" and "selflessly" are antonyms. "Painfully" and "painlessly" are antonyms. "Silkily" means softly or smoothly.
Example Question #62 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARBITRARILY
Vacuously
Intelligently
Randomly
Meteorologically
Judgmentally
Randomly
"Arbitrary" means chosen at random and not by a rule or system. "Intelligently" is the antonym of "vacuously," which means stupidly or vapidly. "Meteorologically" describes the study of weather.
Example Question #63 : Synonyms: Adverbs
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
Awfully
Weirdly
Wisely
Worldly
Awesome
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 #64 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERILOUSLY
Unhappily
Savagely
Seductively
Dangerously
Joyfully
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 #65 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LONGINGLY
Habitually
Sporadically
Curiously
Nostalgically
Quizzically
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 #66 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TORTUOUSLY
Smilingly
Excruciatingly
Heroically
Painfully
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 #67 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DRABLY
Greenly
Dully
Pessimistically
Cheerily
Brightly
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 #68 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPERATIVELY
Gigantically
Minutely
Importantly
Lovingly
Royally
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 #69 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRODUCTIVELY
Finally
Perilously
Passively
Fruitfully
Concurrently
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 #70 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARROGANTLY
Triumphantly
Haughtily
Hastily
Tidily
Bravely
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."
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