All ISEE Lower Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #723 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REIGN
Command
Consider
Rule
Drizzle
Decide
Rule
“Reign” means rule over a country as the leader of its monarchy, e.g. a king or queen. As a word it is usually used to describe the rule of kings or queens. So, "rule" is the correct answer. As for the other answer choices, "consider" means think about as a possibility; "damage" means cause harm to or mar the quality of; "decide" means pick or choose definitively between multiple options; and "drizzle" means to rain lightly ("rain" having an entirely different meaning from "reign," despite the two words being homophones); and "command" means lead or demand someone to do something using one's authority as force.
Example Question #724 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
REVERT
Fulfill
Smother
Soar
Consider
Return
Return
"Revert" means go back or return to a previous state, so "return" is the correct answer. "Soar" means rise or fly. "Smother" means cover or suffocate. "Consider" means think about. "Fulfill" means achieve, complete, or carry out.
Example Question #725 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INDUCE
Carry
Cause
Lead
Throw
Cause
The word "induce" means to cause something to happen. The best choice is "cause," as it is a part of the definition of "induce."
Example Question #725 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
PROCEED
Provide
Purchase
Overthrow
Banish
Continue
Continue
"Proceed" means to go on, continue. To further help you, "purchase" means to buy; "overthrow" means to take power from someone; "banish" means to send away, to make illegal; "provide" means to give or supply something.
Example Question #726 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
REVERT
Retain
Change back
Illuminate
Drench
Dampen
Change back
"Revert" means to change back. To further help you, "retain" means keep; "illuminate" means make light up, brighten; "dampen" means to make a little wet; "drench" means to soak with water.
Example Question #727 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ADVANCE
Proceed
Demonize
Bewitch
Suspend
Detract
Proceed
“Advance” means continue or proceed, so "proceed" is the correct answer. The prefix "ad-" refers to a movement or change into or away from something as seen in “adulterate" (make something impure) and “adjunct” (an addition). None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "advance": “detract” means take away from in terms of quality; “demonize” means vilify; “bewitch” means enchant; and “suspend” means pause.
Example Question #728 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
OUTPERFORM
Overwhelm
Underwhelm
Intrinsic
Do better than
Do worse than
Do better than
The prefix "out-" generally means surpassing or exceeding, so if you “outperform” someone, you perform better than they do. So, "do better than" is the correct answer. To provide further help, “overwhelm” means overpower emotionally and “underwhelm” means disappoint, and “intrinsic” means basic, natural, or inherent.
Example Question #729 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
HINDER
Foil
Retard
Annoy
Torture
Belittle
Retard
To "hinder" someone is to put something in his or her way to prevent him or her from completing whatever it is he or she is working on. A "hindrance" is an obstacle blocking someone from completing his or her desired task as quickly as desired. The word "retard" means to slow down. For instance, you could say either, "I hindered the development of the new apartment building," or, "I retarded the developement of the new apartment building."
Example Question #891 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ATTAIN
Abandon
Persevere
Obscure
Overcome
Obtain
Obtain
By "attaining" something, like a dream or goal, you obtain it or accomplish it.
Example Question #892 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABOLISH
End
Arrive
Leave
Begin
Continue
End
"Abolish" is a verb that means formally put an end to a rule or manner of acting. So, we need to pick out a word that means something like put an end to. "End," when used as a verb, means stop, so "end" is the best answer because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "abolish."
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