ISEE Lower Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ISEE Lower Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #698 : Synonyms

Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.

CLARIFY

Possible Answers:

Approximate

Diagram

Revert

Make clear

Compare

Correct answer:

Make clear

Explanation:

Clarify means to make something clear. To further help you, approximate means to roughly guess; a diagram is a picture or visual representation of information; revert means to go back; compare means to talk about the good and the bad sides of two or more things.

Example Question #699 : Synonyms

Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.

ASSERT

Possible Answers:

Insist

Outlaw

Condemn

Accomplish

Antagonize

Correct answer:

Insist

Explanation:

Assert means take control or insist. To further help you, accomplish means succeed; outlaw means criminal; condemn means ban; antagonize means make an enemy out of

Example Question #700 : Synonyms

Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.

DEMONSTRATE

Possible Answers:

Enter

Show

Reassure

Elicit

Achieve

Correct answer:

Show

Explanation:

To demonstrate something means to show something. To further help you, achieve means succeed in doing something; reassure means comfort; elicit means draw out a reaction.

Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Verbs

Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.

IMITATE

Possible Answers:

Copy

Suffocate

Mock 

Retrieve

Thoughtful

Correct answer:

Copy

Explanation:

"Imitate" means mimic or copy. To further help you, "mock" means make fun of; "suffocate" means prevent from breathing; "retrieve" means to go get something; someone who is "thoughtful" is deep in thought or very considerate of others

Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Verbs

Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.

PERSONIFY

Possible Answers:

Induce

Alleviate 

Diagnose 

Represent 

Monetize 

Correct answer:

Represent 

Explanation:

“Personify” means to be the perfect representation of an idea, so the correct answer is “represent.” To provide further help, “monetize” means to convert from debt to money, to make something legal tender; “tender,” in this context, is another name for currency; “diagnose” means identify an illness or cause of something; “alleviate” means make better; “induce” means forcibly cause

Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Verbs

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

INTERACT

Possible Answers:

Placate 

Referendum 

Administer 

Communicate 

Inculcate 

Correct answer:

Communicate 

Explanation:

The prefix "inter-" means between or with, so the word “interact” means work with someone else, talk with someone else, or communicate with someone else. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "interact": “inculcate” means instill ideas through teaching; “administer” means give a dosage of a drug or manage; a “referendum” is an issue decided by a popular vote of the people; and “placate” means pacify or say the right things to calm someone down.

Example Question #24 : Synonyms: Verbs

Synonyms: Select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

COMPREHEND

Possible Answers:

Steal

Snatch

Educate

Understand

Grasp

Correct answer:

Understand

Explanation:

The word "comprehend" literally means to grasp completely, as though you were grasping a person in an embrace or a hug. The "-prehend" portion is found in the word "apprehend," which means to snatch, as when a police officer "apprehends" a thief. The "com-" prefix can mean with, among, or even around.

Someone might ask you, "Did you comprehend the lesson?" This question means, "Did you understand the lesson?" Another way to put it would be, "Did you 'wrap your mind around it'?" This latter expression actually shows a bit of what is literally meant by "comprehend," though the better meaning is merely to understand completely. The only option that fits this is "understand." To "educate" might lead someone to comprehend something, but "educating" is not the same as "comprehending." "Educating" hopefully leads to comprehension. It is not, however, the same thing as it.

Example Question #25 : Synonyms: Verbs

Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.

Admit

Possible Answers:

to paint

to confess

to decline

to keep

to deprive

Correct answer:

to confess

Explanation:

"Admit" means to confess.

Example Question #26 : Synonyms: Verbs

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

ENNUMERATE

Possible Answers:

List

Categorize

Grumble

Spoil

Correct answer:

List

Explanation:

"Ennumerate" is a verb that means to mention all of the items in a category individually, so "list" is the correct answer, because "list," when used as a verb, also means to mention all of the items in a category individually. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "ennumerate": "spoil" means to go rotten, "grumble" means to complain quietly; and "categorize" means to assign people or things to categories.

Example Question #27 : Synonyms: Verbs

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

BEWILDER

Possible Answers:

Remove

Perplex

Simplify

Remain

Delete

Correct answer:

Perplex

Explanation:

To "bewilder" someone means to confuse them. "Perplex," which also means confuse, is the best match for "bewilder," because both words mean confuse.

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