Synonyms: Adverbs

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Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

URGENTLY

Pressingly

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Tenderly

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Vocationally

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Dangerously

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Frighteningly

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Explanation

If something is "urgent," it demands immediate or pressing attention. "Frightening" means scary, "dangerous" means risky, and "tender" means gentle. "Vocational" means relating to a job or occupation.

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Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

DASHINGLY

Stylishly

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Unattractively

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Patronizingly

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Condescendingly

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Clumsily

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Explanation

"Dashing" means lively, spirited, stylish, or attractive. It is a near antonym of "unattractive." "Clumsy" means awkward or uncoordinated. To "patronize" someone is to treat him or her condescendingly or look down on him or her.

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Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ELABORATELY

Complexly

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Daringly

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Quantitatively

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Numerically

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Algebraically

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Explanation

Something "elaborate" is complex or complicated. "Daringly" means boldly. "Algebraically," "numerically," and "quantitatively" are all math terms.

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Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

DELIBERATELY

Intentionally

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Swimmingly

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Hurtfully

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Monetarily

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Riskily

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Explanation

A "deliberate: action is an intentional or planned one. If something is going "swimmingly," it is going very well. Something "hurtful" causes hurt or harm, and something "risky" carries the possibility of danger. "Monetarily" describes something related to money.

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Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

PERILOUSLY

Dangerously

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Seductively

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Unhappily

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Joyfully

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Savagely

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Explanation

"Peril" means danger, so something done in a perilous manner is done in a dangerous manner. "Seductive" means attractive, and "savage" means wild. "Unhappily" and "joyfully" are antonyms.

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Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

LIVIDLY

Furiously

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Adventurously

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Quietly

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Rapidly

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Cautiously

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Explanation

To be "livid" is to be furious or enraged. "Quiet" and "noisy" are antonyms, as are "adventurous" and "cautious." "Rapid" means quick or fast.

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Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

PLENTIFULLY

Abundantly

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Repentantly

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Painfully

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Punishingly

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Overly

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Explanation

"Plentiful" and "abundant" both mean existing in large quantities. "Repentant" means feeling regret, remorse, and sorrow. "Overly" and "insufficiently" are antonyms, as are "painfully" and "pleasurably." "Punishingly" means in a punishing or taxing manner.

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Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

HASTILY

Hurriedly

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Mostly

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Entirely

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Longingly

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Sloppily

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Explanation

"Hasty" means too quick, urgent, rushed, or hurried. "Sloppy" and "careless" and "haphazard" are all synonyms, and "entirely" and "wholly" are synonyms. "Mostly" and "mainly" are also synonyms. "Longing" means yearning for or craving a person, place, or thing.

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Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

FURTIVELY

Secretively

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Keenly

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Hardly

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Reassuringly

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Seriously

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Explanation

"Furtive" means sly, shift, or secretive. Something "reassuring" is designed to remove doubts and fears. "Hardly" is a synonym for barely, and "keenly" is a synonym for sharply, acutely, or piercingly. "Seriously" means solemnly or gravely.

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Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

GRIEVOUSLY

Seriously

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Ruddily

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Outrageously

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Startlingly

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Uncommonly

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Explanation

"Grievously" means seriously, as in, "he was grievously wounded by the wild boar." "Ruddy" means red, "outrageous" means shockingly bad, and "startling" means surprising. "Uncommonly" and "unusually" are synonyms, but "uncommonly" can also mean remarkably.