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Example Question #893 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
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 #894 : Synonyms: Adjectives And Adverbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTRITELY
Superciliously
Penitently
Haughtily
Parsimoniously
Illustriously
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 #1651 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACRIMONIOUSLY
Surreptitiously
Petulantly
Ambivalently
Bitterly
Stealthily
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
Eminently
Dully
Palatably
Congenially
Pristinely
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
Impertinently
Forbiddingly
Insolently
Naively
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
Intransigently
Serenely
Innocently
Immaculately
Innocuously
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
Exquisitely
Briefly
Troublingly
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 #1656 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FALLACIOUSLY
Excruciatingly
Humongously
Ephemerally
Fictitiously
Indifferently
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
Pertinaciously
Arrogantly
Opulently
Showily
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
Equivocally
Salubriously
Calmly
Gregariously
Exorbitantly
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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