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Example Question #891 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSTEMIOUSLY
Prodigally
Mordantly
Salubriously
Moderately
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 #892 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GUILELESSLY
Wantonly
Onerously
Strenuously
Stringently
Ingenuously
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 #893 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BOMBASTICALLY
Pompously
Ingratiatingly
Acrimoniously
Smarmily
Complaisantly
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 #894 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTRITELY
Parsimoniously
Illustriously
Superciliously
Penitently
Haughtily
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 #161 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACRIMONIOUSLY
Ambivalently
Petulantly
Bitterly
Stealthily
Surreptitiously
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 #162 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAPIDLY
Eminently
Dully
Congenially
Pristinely
Palatably
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 #163 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INGENUOUSLY
Forbiddingly
Dissolutely
Impertinently
Insolently
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.
Example Question #164 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTRACTABLY
Innocuously
Immaculately
Innocently
Intransigently
Serenely
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 #165 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EPHERMALLY
Briefly
Smugly
Troublingly
Exquisitely
Irrelevantly
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 #166 : Synonyms: Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FALLACIOUSLY
Fictitiously
Indifferently
Excruciatingly
Ephemerally
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."
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