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Example Question #131 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INNOCUOUSLY
Resolutely
Despicably
Pathologically
Contagiously
Harmlessly
Harmlessly
"Innocuous" means harmless, safe, and inoffensive. "Despicable" means hateful and loathsome. "Resolute" means determined and resolved. The word "inoculation" means vaccination and is related to "contagion" and "pathology," but it is not related to "innocuous."
Example Question #132 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
METICULOUSLY
Listlessly
Fastidiously
Querulously
Sloppily
Excruciatingly
Fastidiously
"Meticulous" means careful, fastidious, paying painstaking attention. This is an antonym of "sloppy." "Listless" is a synonym for "tired" or "lethargic," and "querulous" means irritable and petulant. "Excruciating" means intensely painful.
Example Question #133 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INDEFATIGABLY
Curably
Untiringly
Somnolently
Enervatingly
Tangibly
Untiringly
Someone "indefatigable" cannot be tired or exhausted easily. "Enervating" means weakening and is a near antonym for "indefatigable." "Somnolent" is a synonym for sleepy, and "tangible" means physically perceptible. "Curable" means able to be healed or fixed medically.
Example Question #134 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRODIGALLY
Deleteriously
Thriftily
Wastefully
Perilously
Artistically
Wastefully
"Prodigal" means "wasteful" or profligate. "Thrifty," which means economic or cheap, generally has positive connotations, while "stingy," which means miserly or cheap, generally has negative connotations. "Artistic" means creative or aesthetic, and "deleterious" means harmful. "Perilous" means dangerous and hazardous.
Example Question #135 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RANCOROUSLY
Duplicitously
Nakedly
Amiably
Dubiously
Spitefully
Spitefully
"Rancorous" means hateful or "spiteful." "Amiable" means friendly or affable. "Dubious" means doubtful, and "duplicitous" means deceitful or treacherous. "Naked" means nude, bare, or unhidden.
Example Question #136 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MERCURIALLY
Placidly
Ambiguously
Capriciously
Professionally
Garishly
Capriciously
"Mercurial" means "capricious," volatile, or temperamental. This is a near antonym for "placid," which means calm and serene. "Ambiguous" means unclear or vague, and "professional" is an antonym for "amateurish." "Garish" means gaudy and tawdry.
Example Question #137 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DILATORILY
Eminently
Conscientiously
Contemptibly
Sluggishly
Tenaciously
Sluggishly
"Dilatory" means delayed, slow, or tardy. "Contemptible" means hateful, and "conscientious" means dutiful. "Eminent" is a synonym for illustrious. "Tenacious" is a synonym for persistent or determined.
Example Question #138 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMMACULATELY
Pristinely
Uncleanly
Obsoletely
Judiciously
Gratefully
Pristinely
"Immaculate" means pure and spotless. This is an antonym for "unclean." "Grateful" means thankful, while "obsolete" means outdated. "Judicious" means prudent and well-advised.
Example Question #139 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MORDANTLY
Ambivalently
Trenchantly
Equivocally
Irascibly
Gently
Trenchantly
"Mordant" and "trenchant" are both synonyms for biting, caustic, cutting. This is an antonym for "gentle." "Irascible" means irritable, while "equivocal" means ambiguous. "Ambivalent" means having mixed feelings about something.
Example Question #140 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INEXORABLY
Dubiously
Iniquitously
Nefariously
Ubiquitously
Unstoppably
Unstoppably
"Inexorable" means "unstoppable" or unyielding. "Ubiquitous" means ever-present. "Nefarious" and "iniquitous" both mean evil. "Dubious" means doubtful, hesitant.
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