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