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Example Question #884 :Hspt Verbal Skills
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
LAUD
correct
provoke
conform
praise
challenge
praise
"Laud" means topraise highly.
Example Question #1 :Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
PROPOUND
offer
choose
condemn
proceed
conciliate
offer
"Propound"meansto 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
Deflate
Pen
Preserve
Understand
Laugh
Laugh
"Chortle" meansto chuckle gleefully, so "laugh" is the correct answer because it is the closest synonym amongst the given answer choices.
Example Question #34 :Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DENOTE
Criticize
Prescribe
Expound
Indicate
Uncover
Indicate
"Denote" meansto be a sign of,orto indicate.
Example Question #888 :Hspt Verbal Skills
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CAJOLE
Rejuvinate
Celebrate
Injure
Conciliate
Persuade
Persuade
"Cajole" meansto persuade using coaxing and flattery.
Example Question #1812 :Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in question.
ACCENTUATE
Undermine
Highlight
Confront
Amass
Frustrate
Highlight
"Accentuate" meansto highlight or emphasize. "Undermine" meansto weaken. "Confront" meansto come face-to-face with, or to challenge. "Amass" meansto accumulate or gather. "Frustrate"to foil or block a plan or some action.
Example Question #1814 :Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
OSTRACIZE
Burn
Exclude
Craft
Include
Birdlike
Exclude
"Ostracize" meansexcludeorbanish someone from something, so "exclude" is the correct answer. Considering the other answer choices, "include" cannot be the correct answer becuase "include" meansacceptor welcome into a group, making it an antonym of "ostracize" and "exclude." "Birdlike" meansavian, "burn" meansset on fireorinjure with fire, and "craft," when used as a verb, meansmakeorconstruct.
Example Question #1815 :Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
COAX
Diminish
Withdraw
Persuade
Buffet
Classify
Persuade
"Coax" meansto convinceor to "persuade." "Buffet" means罢工的东西,如穿孔. "Classify" meansto arrange into classes or groups usually based on similar or shared qualities. "Diminish" meansto lessenorto decrease. "Withdraw" meansto rescind,to remove, orto retreat.
Example Question #54 :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
Lament
Pollute
Devastate
Bewilder
Dispute
Lament
"Bemoan" meansshow sadness about something, so "lament," a word that when used as a verb meansgrieveorwail, is the correct answer. "Devastate" meansdestroyorwreck. "Bewilder" meansconfuseorbaffle. "Dispute" meansto debateorto argue. "Pollute" meansto contaiminateorto poison.
Example Question #891 :Hspt Verbal Skills
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ELUCIDATE
Douse
Construct
Undermine
Strengthen
Clarify
Clarify
"Elucidate" means toclarify; 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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