HSPT COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ abate.
Answer: to reduce amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish
◍ adjure.
Answer: to renounce, to give something up
◍ abate.
Answer: to decrees
◍ abode.
Answer: a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation;
home
◍ accord.
Answer: to be in agreement or harmony; agree
◍ acrid.
Answer: sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to
the eyes, nose, etc.
◍ acute.
Answer: sharp or severe in effect; intense
◍ adept.
Answer: very skilled; proficient; expert
◍ adjacent.
Answer: lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring
◍ abet.
, Answer: to aid
◍ abjure.
Answer: to renounce, to give up something
◍ abode.
Answer: the place where someone lives
◍ advocate.
Answer: to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument;
recommend publicly
◍ affable.
Answer: pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly
polite
◍ affliction.
Answer: a state of pain, distress, or grief; misery
◍ akin.
Answer: related by blood (usually used predicatively)
◍ accord.
Answer: An agreement
◍ allege.
Answer: to assert without proof
◍ acrid.
Answer: Bitter or unpleasant taste or smell
◍ allot.
Answer: to distribute (not to be confused with a lot!)
◍ allure.
Answer: to attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable
◍ adamant.
Answer: hard; stubborn
,◍ adept.
Answer: A highly skilled person
◍ adjacent.
Answer: next to or close
◍ advocate.
Answer: to act in favor of a cause or policy
◍ affable.
Answer: friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to.
◍ ambiguous.
Answer: open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations;
equivocal
◍ amicable.
Answer: characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable
◍ amiss.
Answer: out of the right or proper course, order, or condition; improperly;
wrongly; astray
◍ anarchy.
Answer: a state of society without government or law
◍ affliction.
Answer: something that causes pain or suffering.
◍ antithesis.
Answer: the opposite
◍ agile.
Answer: nimble, quick
◍ apathetic.
Answer: having or showing little or no emotion
◍ apex.
Answer: the tip, point, or vertex; summit
, ◍ apocryphal.
Answer: doubtful in authenticity
◍ akin.
Answer: of similar character.
◍ ardor.
Answer: passion (ardent-passionate)
◍ allege.
Answer: claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong,
typically without proof that this is the case.
◍ articulate.
Answer: uttered clearly in distinct syllables
◍ allot.
Answer: to distribute
◍ aloof.
Answer: distant or unsympathetic in attitude
◍ allure.
Answer: powerfully attract or charm; tempt.
◍ ambiguous.
Answer: open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.
◍ aspire.
Answer: to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially
for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an
infinitive)
◍ amiss.
Answer: not quite right; inappropriate or out of place.
◍ assimilate.
Answer: to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ abate.
Answer: to reduce amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish
◍ adjure.
Answer: to renounce, to give something up
◍ abate.
Answer: to decrees
◍ abode.
Answer: a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation;
home
◍ accord.
Answer: to be in agreement or harmony; agree
◍ acrid.
Answer: sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to
the eyes, nose, etc.
◍ acute.
Answer: sharp or severe in effect; intense
◍ adept.
Answer: very skilled; proficient; expert
◍ adjacent.
Answer: lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring
◍ abet.
, Answer: to aid
◍ abjure.
Answer: to renounce, to give up something
◍ abode.
Answer: the place where someone lives
◍ advocate.
Answer: to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument;
recommend publicly
◍ affable.
Answer: pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly
polite
◍ affliction.
Answer: a state of pain, distress, or grief; misery
◍ akin.
Answer: related by blood (usually used predicatively)
◍ accord.
Answer: An agreement
◍ allege.
Answer: to assert without proof
◍ acrid.
Answer: Bitter or unpleasant taste or smell
◍ allot.
Answer: to distribute (not to be confused with a lot!)
◍ allure.
Answer: to attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable
◍ adamant.
Answer: hard; stubborn
,◍ adept.
Answer: A highly skilled person
◍ adjacent.
Answer: next to or close
◍ advocate.
Answer: to act in favor of a cause or policy
◍ affable.
Answer: friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to.
◍ ambiguous.
Answer: open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations;
equivocal
◍ amicable.
Answer: characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable
◍ amiss.
Answer: out of the right or proper course, order, or condition; improperly;
wrongly; astray
◍ anarchy.
Answer: a state of society without government or law
◍ affliction.
Answer: something that causes pain or suffering.
◍ antithesis.
Answer: the opposite
◍ agile.
Answer: nimble, quick
◍ apathetic.
Answer: having or showing little or no emotion
◍ apex.
Answer: the tip, point, or vertex; summit
, ◍ apocryphal.
Answer: doubtful in authenticity
◍ akin.
Answer: of similar character.
◍ ardor.
Answer: passion (ardent-passionate)
◍ allege.
Answer: claim or assert that someone has done something illegal or wrong,
typically without proof that this is the case.
◍ articulate.
Answer: uttered clearly in distinct syllables
◍ allot.
Answer: to distribute
◍ aloof.
Answer: distant or unsympathetic in attitude
◍ allure.
Answer: powerfully attract or charm; tempt.
◍ ambiguous.
Answer: open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.
◍ aspire.
Answer: to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially
for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an
infinitive)
◍ amiss.
Answer: not quite right; inappropriate or out of place.
◍ assimilate.
Answer: to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb
