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Example Question #1691 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BOMBASTICALLY
Complaisantly
Smarmily
Pompously
Ingratiatingly
Acrimoniously
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 #1692 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTRITELY
Penitently
Parsimoniously
Superciliously
Illustriously
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 #1693 : Synonyms
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 #1694 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAPIDLY
Pristinely
Congenially
Dully
Eminently
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 #1695 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INGENUOUSLY
Impertinently
Forbiddingly
Naively
Dissolutely
Insolently
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 #1696 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTRACTABLY
Innocuously
Intransigently
Immaculately
Serenely
Innocently
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 #1697 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EPHERMALLY
Troublingly
Exquisitely
Irrelevantly
Briefly
Smugly
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 #1698 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FALLACIOUSLY
Ephemerally
Humongously
Indifferently
Fictitiously
Excruciatingly
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 #1699 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OSTENTATIOUSLY
Pertinaciously
Showily
Opulently
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 #1700 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PHLEGMATICALLY
Calmly
Salubriously
Gregariously
Exorbitantly
Equivocally
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.
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