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Example Questions
Example Question #154 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RECLUSIVELY
Fallaciously
Histrionically
rowdily
Hermitically
Dolefully
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 #155 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CRAVENLY
Profligately
Lugubriously
Abjectly
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 #156 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ONEROUSLY
Intractably
Treacherously
Presumptuous
Arduously
Petulantly
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 #2441 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSTEMIOUSLY
Salubriously
Prodigally
Moderately
Mordantly
Grandiloquently
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 #2442 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GUILELESSLY
Onerously
Ingenuously
Strenuously
Wantonly
Stringently
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.
Example Question #2443 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BOMBASTICALLY
Pompously
Acrimoniously
Ingratiatingly
Complaisantly
Smarmily
Pompously
"Bombastic" is a synonym for grandiloquent and pompous. "Complaisant" is a synonym for "acquiescent" and "amenable." "Ingratiating" and "smarmy" are synonyms. "Acrimonious" means caustic or bitter.
Example Question #2444 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTRITELY
Penitently
Haughtily
Parsimoniously
Superciliously
Illustriously
Penitently
"Contrite" means penitent or repentant. "Haughty" and "supercilious" are synonyms that both mean stuck up, conceited. "Illustrious" means distinguished or eminent. "Parsimonious" means stingy or cheap.
Example Question #2445 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACRIMONIOUSLY
Stealthily
Ambivalently
Bitterly
Surreptitiously
Petulantly
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 #2446 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAPIDLY
Congenially
Palatably
Pristinely
Eminently
Dully
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 #2447 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INGENUOUSLY
Insolently
Forbiddingly
Impertinently
Dissolutely
Naively
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.
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