Seen In HSPT Practice Tests 1

Question 0

Chasm

Answer 0

• abyss

- deep hole

Question 1

Stature

Answer 1

Standing

Question 2

Renounce

Answer 2

• disavow

- give up

Question 3

Tedious

Answer 3

• monotonous

- boring

Question 4

Extol

Answer 4

• acclaim

- praise

Question 5

Unique

Answer 5

• one of a kind

- singular

Question 6

Abode

Answer 6

• residence

- home

Question 7

Obstinate

Answer 7

• dogged

- reluctant

Question 9

Rectify

Answer 9

Correct

Question 10

Retract

Answer 10

• deny

- take back

Question 11

Rational

Answer 11

Logical

Question 12

Dissuade

Answer 12

• disapprove

- discourage

Question 13

Ornate

Answer 13

• elaborate

- fancy

Question 14

Avid

Answer 14

• ardent

- loved to…

Question 15

Haggard

Answer 15

• scrawny

- worn, tired

Question 16

Meander

Answer 16

• rambling

- wīnd

Question 17

Supple

Answer 17

• lithe (flexible)

- ability to bend

Question 18

Quack

Answer 18

• fraud
• person who pretends to be a doctor
• fake

Question 19

Incessant

Answer 19

Constant

Question 20

Prodigious

Answer 20

Great/huge

Question 21

Vagrant

Answer 21

• loiter

- tramp

Question 22

Steadfast

Answer 22

• stand firm to a principle/cause

- unchanging

Question 23

Loath

Answer 23

• unwilling/reluctant

Question 24

Laden

Answer 24

Loaded

Question 25

Futile

Answer 25

• pointless

- useless

Question 26

Repast

Answer 26

Meal

Question 27

Solace

Answer 27

• to lessen sadness

- to comfort

Question 28

Loathe

Answer 28

• hate/detest

Question 29

Dejected

Answer 29

• depressed

- feeling sad

Question 30

Oppression

Answer 30

• heavily burdened

Question 31

Aerie

Answer 31

High nest

Question 32

Admonish

Answer 32

• to warn

- to caution

Question 33

Disburse

Answer 33

• to spend

- to pay out

Question 34

Brusque

Answer 34

Short and rude

Question 35

Demise

Answer 35

• end of

- death/decease

Question 36

Garner

Answer 36

To gather

Question 37

Defame

Answer 37

• to talk bad about

- slander

Question 38

Lucrative

Answer 38

Profitable

Question 39

Astute

Answer 39

• shrewd (sharp)

- clever, cunning, ingenious

Question 40

Hovel

Answer 40

• hut

- small dwelling house

Question 41

Gossamer

Answer 41

• thin
• flimsy
• a cobweb or a thread

Question 42

Coddle

Answer 42

• pamper

- treat tenderly

Question 43

Truncate

Answer 43

• cut short

Question 44

Precocious

Answer 44

• quick

- unusually advance or mature, especially mental development

Question 45

Indigent

Answer 45

• needy

- lacking food, clothing, and other necessities in life

Question 46

Pinnacle

Answer 46

• highest point

- lofty peak

Question 47

Feasible

Answer 47

• capable of being done

Question 49

Palatable

Answer 49

Tasty