ISEE Lower Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms
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Example Question #12 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
RETAIN
Lose
Desert
Abandon
Keep
Keep
The correct answer is "keep," because to "retain" something means to keep it. The other words all mean the opposite of "keep."
Example Question #602 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
LUG
Hold
Carry
Disclose
Nut
Carry
The word "lug," when used as a verb, means carry. "Carry" is the best choice, as it is a part of the definition of "lug." Considering the other choices, a "nut" is a fruit made up of a kernel in a shell, "hold" means keep in hand or in a certain state, and "disclose" means make private information known to someone else or other people.
Example Question #772 : 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.
ATTACH
Place
Connect
Prepare
Injure
Connect
"Attach" means connect or join. "Connect" is the best choice because it is part of the definition of "attach." Considering the other choices, "prepare" means make ready, "injure" means harm, and "place," when used as a verb, means set in a particular location, and when used as a noun, means location.
Example Question #773 : 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.
DRENCH
Make trouble
Make hot
Make dry
Make cold
Make wet
Make wet
To "drench" something means to make it wet, so "make wet" is the correct answer. When you are covered in water after being caught in a rain shower, it can be said that you are drenched.
Example Question #774 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
DISMISS
Ascertain
Convert
Send away
Evade
Exasperate
Send away
Dismiss means to send away or to ignore information. To further help you, convert means to change something from one thing to another; exasperate means to frustrate or madden; evade means to avoid or dodge; ascertain means to figure out or find out.
Example Question #775 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
ABRIDGE
Elongate
Mediocre
Lengthen
Average
Shorten
Shorten
"Abridge" means to make something shorter, to shorten. To further help you, "mediocre" means average or not very good; an "amateur" is someone who is not paid for what they do; "elongate" and "lengthen" are synonyms and both mean to make something longer.
Example Question #776 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
BUDGE
Resemble
Move
Slither
Mischief
Sore
Move
"Budge" means move. To further help you, "sore" means in pain or upset; "slither" means to move on the ground like a snake; "resemble" means look like; "mischief" is bad behavior.
Example Question #777 : Isee Lower Level (Grades 5 6) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Select the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
SHORTEN
Abridge
Acronym
Elongate
Yearn
Abridge
"Shorten" means to make or become shorter. Since the word "abridge" means to shorten a book, movie, play, or similar media by leaving some parts out, "abridge" is the best answer choice. "Elongate" is an antonym of "shorten."
Example Question #601 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
CLIMB
Engorge
Design
Fall
Ascend
Ascend
"Climb" is a verb that means go up a sloped surface. So, the answer choice closest in meaning to "climb" is "ascend," a verb that means go up or climb. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "climb": "fall" is an antonym of "climb" and means go downwards, often accidentally due to having lost one's balance; "engorge" is a verb that means swell; and "design," when used as a verb, means devise a specific look for something.
Example Question #602 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
TRANSMIT
Ask for
Send out
Beg for
Get lost
Send back
Send out
“Transmit” means to send out, to broadcast, or to disseminate. The word is particularly used to describe the “transmission” of messages.
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