AyanaIsabellaNakajima Round 1

Question 1

Ceaselessly(def.)

Answer 1

in a way that does not stop, or seems to have no end

Question 2

Ceaselessly(ex.)

Answer 2

“Musicians work ceaselessly to improve.”

Question 3

Acquiescently(def.)

Answer 3

in a way that shows you are willing to do what someone has asked you to do

Question 4

Acquiescently(ex.)

Answer 4

“They continued to sit acquiescently where they had been told.”

Question 5

Chivalrously(def.)

Answer 5

if a man behaves chivalrously, he behaves in a polite and kind way towards women

Question 6

Chivalrously(ex.)

Answer 6

“”After you,” he said chivalrously, holding open the door.”

Question 7

Disconsolately(def.)

Answer 7

in a way that shows someone is extremely sad and disappointed

Question 8

Disconsolately(ex.)

Answer 8

“I sat disconsolately on my bed looking at old photographs.”

Question 9

Felicitously(def.)

Answer 9

in a way that is suitable, right, or lucky, or expresses well the intended thought or feeling

Question 10

Felicitously(ex.)

Answer 10

“They had been parted only to meet again now, by chance, so felicitously.”

Question 11

Flamboyantly(def.)

Answer 11

in a very confident way that shows you like to be noticed by other people, for example by the way you dress or talk

Question 12

Flamboyantly(ex.)

Answer 12

“She began to pose flamboyantly for the cameras.”

Question 13

Patronizingly(def.)

Answer 13

in a way that shows that you think someone is stupid or not important

Question 14

Patronizingly(ex.)

Answer 14

“She smiled at him patronizingly.”

Question 15

Imperceptibly(def.)

Answer 15

in a very slight way that a person is unable to notice or feel

Question 16

Imperceptibly(ex.)

Answer 16

“The glacier is an imperceptibly slow-moving river of jagged ice.”

Question 17

Insatiably(def.)

Answer 17

in a way that is too great to be satisfied

Question 18

Insatiably(ex.)

Answer 18

“He was just a young man, insatiably curious about the world.”

Question 19

Dogmatically(def.)

Answer 19

in a way that is very certain because you think that you are right and that everyone else is wrong

Question 20

Dogmatically(def.)

Answer 20

“Most science was therefore taught dogmatically, as facts organized by proven theories.”

Question 21

Noncommittally(def.)

Answer 21

in a way that does not express an opinion or decision

Question 22

Noncommittally(ex.)

Answer 22

“She smiled back noncommittally.”

Question 23

Penitently(def.)

Answer 23

in a way that shows that you are sorry for something you have done because you feel it was wrong

Question 24

Penitently(ex.)

Answer 24

“”I’m sorry, too,” I said penitently.”

Question 25

Purportedly(def.)

Answer 25

in a way that is stated to be true, although this may not be the case

Question 26

Purportedly(ex.)

Answer 26

“The study purportedly found that men married to smart women live longer.”

Question 27

Jeeringly(def.)

Answer 27

in a way that involves laughing or shouting insults at someone to show you have no respect for them

Question 28

Jeeringly(ex.)

Answer 28

“His friends began to laugh jeeringly when his car broke down and wouldn't start again.”

Question 29

Shabbily(def.)

Answer 29

in a way that looks old and in bad condition because of being used for a long time or not being cared for

Question 30

Shabbily(ex.)

Answer 30

“Standing in front of her was a tall, shabbily dressed man who looked as if he hadn't shaved in weeks.”