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Example Question #1641 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
POIGNANTLY
Plaintively
Superficially
Dissonantly
Cruelly
Feistily
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 #1642 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APOCRYPHALLY
Fictitiously
Melodically
Direly
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 #1643 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MISANTHROPICALLY
Inexorably
Apocryphally
Antisocially
Ingeniously
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 #1644 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RECLUSIVELY
Hermitically
Fallaciously
Histrionically
Dolefully
rowdily
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 #1645 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CRAVENLY
Abjectly
Lugubriously
Saccharinely
Profligately
Resiliently
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 #1646 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ONEROUSLY
Arduously
Presumptuous
Treacherously
Intractably
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 #1647 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSTEMIOUSLY
Grandiloquently
Mordantly
Moderately
Prodigally
Salubriously
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 #1648 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GUILELESSLY
Onerously
Strenuously
Ingenuously
Stringently
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.
Example Question #1649 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BOMBASTICALLY
Pompously
Acrimoniously
Smarmily
Complaisantly
Ingratiatingly
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 #1650 : Identifying Synonyms
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.
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