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In the complex sentence, 'Seldom had the extraordinarily resilient mountaineers encountered such a fiercely treacherous blizzard during their grueling ascent, yet every single member of the expedition displayed an unwavering resolve that ultimately ensured their survival.' — identify the precise part of speech for each of the target italicized/underlined words: *Seldom*, *extraordinarily*, *treacherous*, and *unwavering*.
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Detailed Explanation
In this advanced sentence analysis, 'Seldom' is a negative frequency adverb modifying the inverted auxiliary verb 'had'; 'extraordinarily' is a degree adverb modifying the adjective 'resilient'; 'treacherous' is a qualitative adjective modifying the noun 'blizzard'; and 'unwavering' is a participial adjective acting as an attribute modifying the noun 'resolve'. For a detailed understanding of word classes and lexical categories, refer to the Part of speech guidelines on Wikipedia.
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