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Example Question #1121 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
HYPNOTIC
Distorted
Deceptive
Strange
Magical
Mesmerizing
Mesmerizing
"Hypnotic" means to have the effect of fixating one's attention. "Mesmerizing" also means this, so "mesmerizing" is the correct answer.
Example Question #1122 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PROBABLE
Impassive
Comfortable
Uncomfortable
Likely
Unlikely
Likely
Something that is "probable" is likely to happen, so "likely" is the correct answer. To help you, "impassive" means unemotional, unaffected, or blank.
Example Question #1123 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
MUNDANE
Material
Unusual
Free
Ordinary
Damaged
Ordinary
"Mundane" means ordinary or uninteresting. Therefore, "ordinary" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "mundane."
Example Question #1124 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FORTUITOUS
Lumbering
Intentional
Bland
Fuzzy
Coincidental
Coincidental
"Fortuitous" is an adjective that means "happening by accident or chance rather than design," so we need to pick out an answer choice that is an adjective that means something like "happening by accident." So, "intentional" cannot be the correct answer because "intentional" means "done on purpose; deliberate," making it an antonym of "fortuitous," not a synonym. "Coincidental," however, is an adjective that means "resulting from a coincidence; done or happening by chance," and because "coincidental" is the answer choice that is closest in meaning to "fortuitous," "coincidental" is the correct answer.
Example Question #1125 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
Woeful
Legitimate
Benign
Example Question #1126 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase that best matches the word in capital letters.
LUCRATIVE
Occupational
Profitable
Expensive
Radical
Understanding
Profitable
"Lucrative" is defined as moneymaking. This is simliar to "profitable."
Example Question #1127 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MONETARY
Materialistic
Financial
Expensive
Wealthy
Conservative
Financial
"Monetary" means relating to money, or financial, so "financial" is the synonym.
Example Question #1128 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
APT
Inappropriate
Application
Fit
Appropriate
Appropriate
The word "apt" means appropriate or very intelligent. The best choice is "appropriate," as it is a part of the definition of the word "apt." Considering the other options, an "application" is a request, "inappropriate" means not suitable, and "fit" means in good physical condition.
Example Question #1129 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
APPROPRIATE
Mediocre
Casual
Severe
Suitable
Intense
Suitable
"Appropriate" means fitting, right, or suitable. To help you, "severe" and "intense" are synonyms of one another; they both describe something that is extreme. Also, "mediocre" means average when better-than-average was expected.
Example Question #1130 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning
A synonym of "futile" is __________.
provoked
audible
ineffective
effortless
probable
ineffective
"Futile" is an adjective meaning "incapable of producing any useful result" or "pointless." So, we need to pick out an answer choice that is an adjective and means something like "pointless." While both "pointless" and "effortless" end with the suffix "-less," "effortless" means "requiring no physical or mental exertion" or "achieved with admirable ease," so it cannot be the correct answer because it does not mean "pointless." "Ineffective," however, means "not effective," as you might be able to guess from the combination of the negative prefix "in-" and the word "effective." Since "ineffective" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "futile," "ineffective" is the correct answer.
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