HSPT Verbal : Antonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, or Location
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Example Questions
Example Question #581 : Hspt Verbal Skills
An antonym for quiescent is __________.
argumentative
restful
mob
rabble
lively
lively
The word “quiescent” is related to “quiet,” which is itself related to the Latin for “to rest or be at peace.” Something “quiescent” is at rest in the sense of not being active. For instance, a “quiescent volcano” is a volcano currently dormant or in a state of inactivity. In contrast to such inactivity, “lively” is an appropriate antonym.
Example Question #582 : Hspt Verbal Skills
An antonym for seize is __________.
attentive
grasp
release
latch
imprison
release
To "seize" something is to grasp on to it, often suddenly and with force. A number of the options provided as potential answers are potential synonyms. The only antonym among them is “release.”
Example Question #582 : Hspt Verbal Skills
An antonym for evolving is __________.
straight
static
rotating
fossils
orbit
static
Something that is "evolving" is changing or adapting over time. The word literally means to unroll or roll out. The “-volve” portion is the same as that which his found in “revolve” and the “e-” prefix means out. In contrast to something that is evolving, something "static" merely “stands still”; that is, it does not change. The word comes from the Latin for to stand. The “static” on a television screen is a single pattern that doesn’t seem to change (since it has no discernable pattern).
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