All HSPT Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1761 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
LAUD
correct
challenge
praise
provoke
conform
praise
"Laud" means to praise highly.
Example Question #2531 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
PROPOUND
choose
offer
conciliate
condemn
proceed
offer
"Propound" means to put forward or offer for consideration.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CHORTLE
Deflate
Preserve
Understand
Laugh
Pen
Laugh
"Chortle" means to chuckle gleefully, so "laugh" is the correct answer because it is the closest synonym amongst the given answer choices.
Example Question #1792 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DENOTE
Indicate
Prescribe
Uncover
Expound
Criticize
Indicate
"Denote" means to be a sign of, or to indicate.
Example Question #1793 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CAJOLE
Injure
Rejuvinate
Celebrate
Conciliate
Persuade
Persuade
"Cajole" means to persuade using coaxing and flattery.
Example Question #883 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Synonyms: choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in question.
ACCENTUATE
Frustrate
Highlight
Confront
Amass
Undermine
Highlight
"Accentuate" means to highlight or emphasize. "Undermine" means to weaken. "Confront" means to come face-to-face with, or to challenge. "Amass" means to accumulate or gather. "Frustrate" to foil or block a plan or some action.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
OSTRACIZE
Burn
Exclude
Birdlike
Include
Craft
Exclude
"Ostracize" means exclude or banish someone from something, so "exclude" is the correct answer. Considering the other answer choices, "include" cannot be the correct answer becuase "include" means accept or welcome into a group, making it an antonym of "ostracize" and "exclude." "Birdlike" means avian, "burn" means set on fire or injure with fire, and "craft," when used as a verb, means make or construct.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
COAX
Diminish
Withdraw
Classify
Persuade
Buffet
Persuade
"Coax" means to convince or to "persuade." "Buffet" means to strike something, such as with a punch. "Classify" means to arrange into classes or groups usually based on similar or shared qualities. "Diminish" means to lessen or to decrease. "Withdraw" means to rescind, to remove, or to retreat.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BEMOAN
Devastate
Bewilder
Dispute
Pollute
Lament
Lament
"Bemoan" means show sadness about something, so "lament," a word that when used as a verb means grieve or wail, is the correct answer. "Devastate" means destroy or wreck. "Bewilder" means confuse or baffle. "Dispute" means to debate or to argue. "Pollute" means to contaiminate or to poison.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ELUCIDATE
Construct
Undermine
Clarify
Douse
Strengthen
Clarify
"Elucidate" means to clarify; to strengthen is to make stronger; to undermine is to weaken; to douse is to drench; and to construct is to build.
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