All HSPT Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #881 : Hspt Verbal Skills
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
LAUD
praise
provoke
conform
challenge
correct
praise
"Laud" means to praise highly.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
PROPOUND
conciliate
choose
offer
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
Laugh
Pen
Preserve
Understand
Deflate
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 #1 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DENOTE
Criticize
Indicate
Uncover
Expound
Prescribe
Indicate
"Denote" means to be a sign of, or to indicate.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CAJOLE
Celebrate
Persuade
Injure
Rejuvinate
Conciliate
Persuade
"Cajole" means to persuade using coaxing and flattery.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in question.
ACCENTUATE
Frustrate
Undermine
Amass
Confront
Highlight
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 #3 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
OSTRACIZE
Exclude
Craft
Include
Burn
Birdlike
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 #4 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
COAX
Persuade
Buffet
Withdraw
Classify
Diminish
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 #5 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BEMOAN
Pollute
Lament
Dispute
Bewilder
Devastate
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 #6 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ELUCIDATE
Strengthen
Douse
Clarify
Construct
Undermine
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.