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Example Question #1681 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CAPRICIOUSLY
Ingenuously
Unpredictably
Ingeniously
Cryptically
Trenchantly
Unpredictably
"Capricious" means fickle, unpredictable, and whimsical. "Trenchant" means cutting or incisive. "Ingenious" is another word for "clever" or innovative, while "ingenuous" is another word for "innocent" or naive. Something "cryptic" is mysterious or difficult to understand.
Example Question #1682 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DOLEFULLY
Confidently
Mournfully
Impecuniously
Mellifluously
Gregariously
Mournfully
Someone who is "doleful" is mournful and sorrowful. "Gregarious" is another word for social or outgoing, and "mellifluous" is another word for harmonious or sweet-sounding. "Confidence" is self-assurance. "Impecunious" means impoverished or penniless.
Example Question #1683 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
POIGNANTLY
Dissonantly
Plaintively
Superficially
Feistily
Cruelly
Plaintively
"Poignant" means touching, moving, emotional, and plaintive. "Cruel" is a synonym for "vicious," while "feisty" is a synonym for "spunky" or spirited. "Superficial" means shallow, either literally or figuratively, and "dissonant" means discordant or unharmonious.
Example Question #1684 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APOCRYPHALLY
Direly
Fictitiously
Melodically
Lugubriously
Nostalgically
Fictitiously
An "apocryphal" story is a fictitious or falsified one. "Melodically" is the adverb form of "melody" and usually describes music. "Lugubrious" is a synonym for "glum" and "morose," and "dire" is a synonym for 'urgent." "Nostalgic' means wistful or longing.
Example Question #1685 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MISANTHROPICALLY
Apocryphally
Ingeniously
Inexorably
Antisocially
Vituperatively
Antisocially
"Misanthropic" means unfriendly and "antisocial." "Apocryphal" means false or fictitious. "Vituperative" is another word for bitter, and "ingenious" is another word for clever, crafty, or innovative. "Inexorable" means unstoppable or unyielding.
Example Question #1686 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RECLUSIVELY
Fallaciously
rowdily
Dolefully
Hermitically
Histrionically
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 #1687 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CRAVENLY
Resiliently
Profligately
Lugubriously
Saccharinely
Abjectly
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 #1688 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ONEROUSLY
Treacherously
Presumptuous
Intractably
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 #1689 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSTEMIOUSLY
Mordantly
Salubriously
Moderately
Prodigally
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 #1690 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GUILELESSLY
Stringently
Ingenuously
Onerously
Strenuously
Wantonly
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.
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