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Example Question #1651 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACRIMONIOUSLY
Bitterly
Petulantly
Stealthily
Ambivalently
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 #1652 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAPIDLY
Pristinely
Palatably
Dully
Eminently
Congenially
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 #1653 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INGENUOUSLY
Naively
Forbiddingly
Impertinently
Insolently
Dissolutely
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 #1654 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTRACTABLY
Innocuously
Intransigently
Immaculately
Innocently
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 #1655 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EPHERMALLY
Smugly
Troublingly
Irrelevantly
Exquisitely
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 #1656 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FALLACIOUSLY
Excruciatingly
Ephemerally
Indifferently
Humongously
Fictitiously
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 #1657 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OSTENTATIOUSLY
Showily
Opulently
Pertinaciously
Arrogantly
Execrably
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 #1658 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PHLEGMATICALLY
Salubriously
Calmly
Equivocally
Exorbitantly
Gregariously
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 #1659 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXIGENTLY
Sedulously
Calamitously
Quintessentially
Cryptically
Urgently
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 #1660 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMMANENTLY
Symbolically
Stingily
Exuberantly
Inherently
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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