HSPT Vocab Words

Question 1

abet

Answer 1

assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing

Question 2

abjure

Answer 2

to renounce, to give something up

Question 3

abate

Answer 3

to make less in amount, degree, force, etc.

Question 4

abode

Answer 4

a place in which one lives; one’s home

Question 5

accord

Answer 5

agreement; conformity; accordance (esp in the phrase in accord with)

Question 6

acrid

Answer 6

unpleasantly pungent or sharp to the smell or taste

Question 7

acute

Answer 7

sharp or severe; intense

Question 8

adamant

Answer 8

hard, stubborn

Question 9

adept

Answer 9

1. very proficient in something requiring skill or manual dexterity
2. skilful; expert

Question 10

adjacent

Answer 10

being near or close, esp having a common boundary; adjoining; contiguous

Question 11

advocate

Answer 11

a person who upholds or defends a cause; supporter

Question 12

affable

Answer 12

easy to converse with; approachable; amicable

Question 13

affliction

Answer 13

something responsible for physical or mental suffering, such as a disease, grief, etc

Question 14

agile

Answer 14

nimble, quick

Question 15

akin

Answer 15

related by blood; of the same kin

Question 16

allege

Answer 16

to offer as a plea, excuse, etc.

“in his defense he alleged temporary insanity”

Question 17

allot

Answer 17

to distribute (not to be confused with “a lot”!)

Question 18

aloof

Answer 18

distant or unsympathetic in attitude

Question 19

allure

Answer 19

to entice or tempt (someone) to a person or place or to a course of action; attract

Question 20

ambiguous

Answer 20

having more than one possible interpretation or meaning

Question 21

amicable

Answer 21

characterized by friendliness

Question 22

amiss

Answer 22

in an incorrect, inappropriate, or defective manner

“We should have known something was amiss when it took three attempts to get the kick-off right!”

Question 23

anarchy

Answer 23

political disorder and violence; lawlessness

“It was on the verge of chaos and anarchy.”

Question 24

antithesis

Answer 24

the opposite

Question 25

apex

Answer 25

the highest point; peak; vertex

“When you rip out an apex predator, the entire ecosystem can collapse.”

Question 26

apocryphal

Answer 26

doubtful in authenticity

Question 27

ardor

Answer 27

passion

Question 28

articulate

Answer 28

expressing oneself easily and clearly

Question 29

aspire

Answer 29

to be ambitious (to get or do something, esp. something grand); seek (after)

Question 30

assimilate

Answer 30

to absorb and incorporate into one’s thinking

Question 31

assuage

Answer 31

to make easier

Question 32

astute

Answer 32

having or showing a clever or shrewd mind; cunning; crafty; wily

Question 33

atrocity

Answer 33

atrocious behavior or condition; brutality, cruelty, etc.

Question 34

audacious

Answer 34

bold or daring; fearless

Question 35

augment

Answer 35

to make greater, as in size, quantity, or strength; enlarge

Question 36

authentic

Answer 36

that can be believed or accepted; trustworthy; reliable