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Example Question #165 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACRIMONIOUSLY
Surreptitiously
Bitterly
Petulantly
Ambivalently
Stealthily
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 #166 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAPIDLY
Palatably
Dully
Congenially
Eminently
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 #167 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INGENUOUSLY
Dissolutely
Forbiddingly
Naively
Insolently
Impertinently
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 #168 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTRACTABLY
Serenely
Innocently
Innocuously
Immaculately
Intransigently
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 #169 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EPHERMALLY
Irrelevantly
Exquisitely
Smugly
Troublingly
Briefly
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 #170 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FALLACIOUSLY
Excruciatingly
Ephemerally
Indifferently
Fictitiously
Humongously
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."
Example Question #171 : Synonyms: Adverbs
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OSTENTATIOUSLY
Execrably
Pertinaciously
Arrogantly
Opulently
Showily
Showily
"Ostentatious" means showy, flamboyant, or pretentious. "Opulent" means luxurious or wealthy, and "arrogant" means conceited. "Execrable" means terrible, dreadful. "Pertinacious" is a synonym for "persistent" and "tenacious."
Example Question #172 : Synonyms: Adverbs
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PHLEGMATICALLY
Calmly
Exorbitantly
Gregariously
Equivocally
Salubriously
Calmly
"Phlegmatic" means calm, levelheaded, and composed. "Equivocal" is a synonym for "ambiguous," and "salubrious" is a synonym for "healthy." "Gregarious" is a synonym for "outgoing" and "sociable." "Exorbitant" means excessive, extortionate.
Example Question #173 : Synonyms: Adverbs
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EXIGENTLY
Calamitously
Quintessentially
Urgently
Cryptically
Sedulously
Urgently
"Exigent" is another word for urgent or dire. "Calamitous" means disastrous, and "cryptic" means enigmatic. "Quintessential" is a synonym for "classic," "stereotypical," or "archetypical." "Sedulous" is a synonym for "assiduous" or hardworking.
Example Question #174 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMMANENTLY
Exuberantly
Inherently
Stingily
Symbolically
Largely
Inherently
"Immanent" means "inherent." "Symbolic" means representational, and "largely" means mostly or mainly. "Exuberant" is a synonym for "overjoyed" or ebullient. "Stingy" means miserly or thrifty.
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