ISEE Lower Level Verbal : Synonyms: Adjectives
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Example Question #441 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
NOVEL
Literary
Innovative
Puzzling
Celebrated
Innovative
In this question, the word "novel" is being used as an adjective, meaning new or inventive. The only word with a similar meaning is "innovative," which means original or new. "Celebrated" means renowned, while "literary" means having to do with literature or reading, and was meant to throw you off if you had only seen the stem word as a noun (meaning a book-length work of fiction) rather than as an adjective. "Puzzling" means confusing or perplexing.
Example Question #442 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PRIMITIVE
Intellectual
Man-made
Sophisticated
Ancient
Playful
Ancient
Primitive means having to do with the early history of the world or of humanity, or simple and relatively undeveloped. "Ancient" means extremely old, so "ancient" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "primitive."
Example Question #443 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Each synonyms question is made up of a word in capital letters followed by five choices. Choose the one word that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRIMITIVE:
ornate
youthful
original
modern
elaborate
original
A good example using the word primitive is to describe cooking tools used by early man. These tools were primitive and were originally used by man to cook.
Example Question #101 : Synonyms: Adjectives
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONSECUTIVE
Comparable
Proclivity
Successive
Consensus
Incoherent
Successive
“Consecutive” means occurring in order, one after the other. This is closest in meaning to “successive.” To provide further help, “incoherent” means not able to be understood; “comparable” means able to be compared, similar; “consensus” means agreement; “proclivity” means tendency of doing something.
Example Question #445 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABRUPT
Dogmatic
Circumstantial
Outlandish
Sudden
Miserable
Sudden
“Abrupt” means sudden and unexpected. To provide further help, “outlandish” means bizarre, peculiar, or strange; “dogmatic” means bound by strict, inflexible rules; “miserable” means very sad; “circumstantial” means owed to circumstance, owed to chance.
Example Question #446 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WIZENED
Wise
Gnarled
Proportional
Smooth
Continuous
Gnarled
"Wizened" means dry, shrunken, and wrinkled due to being old, so "gnarled," an adjective that means twisted and rough due to age, is the correct answer.
Example Question #447 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERMANENT
Occasional
Delayed
Partial
Quick
Long-lasting
Long-lasting
Something "permanent" will remain a certain way for a long time. The other answer choices have meanings as follows: "partial" means only a part of something; "delayed" means late; and "occasional" means occurring infrequently.
Example Question #451 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
URGENT
Meager
Pressing
Unending
Steady
Repetitive
Pressing
"Urgent" means pressing or immediate, so "pressing" is the correct answer. "Urgent" has a meaning different from that of "repetitive," which means tedious due to repetition,"steady," which means unvarying or consistent; and "unending," which means not having an end or lasting for a very long time.
Example Question #452 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FREQUENT
Imaginary
Unintentional
Frantic
Often
Pesky
Often
Something that happens “frequently” happens often, so "frequent" means "often." The word “pesky” means troublesome, like “a pesky wasp”; and “frantic” means hurried or rushed due to being very worried about something.
Example Question #453 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANNUAL
Timely
Weekly
Yearly
Biweekly
Monthly
Yearly
"Annual" comes from the Latin word for year, so it makes sense that "annual" means happening yearly. This means that "yearly" is the correct answer. Something that happens “biweekly” happens every two weeks, as the prefix "bi-" means two, and "timely" means well-timed and convenient.
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