ISEE Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, or Location

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #1375 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

UPROOT

Possible Answers:

Dismember

Displace

Demise

Encroach

Succumb

Correct answer:

Displace

Explanation:

To "uproot" means to force someone from their home, or place they are comfortable in, and make them move elsewhere. To provide further help, "dismember" means take apart; "encroach" means trespass, intrude on another person's property; "succumb" means give in to, fail to resist; "demise" means death.

Example Question #1376 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

TRANSPIRE

Possible Answers:

Eradicate

Frighten

Misplace

Occur

Acknowledge

Correct answer:

Occur

Explanation:

"Transpire" means to take place, to happen, to occur. To provide further help, "misplace" means lose; "eradicate" means get rid of, completely eliminate; "frighten" means scare; "acknowledge" means recognize, notice

Example Question #1377 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

MATERIALIZE

Possible Answers:

Lend

Happen

Toss

Partition

Cleave

Correct answer:

Happen

Explanation:

"Materialize" means to happen, to transpire, to occur, to take place, to become real and take place. To provide further help, "partition" means divide; "cleave" means split in two, divide; "toss" means throw; "lend" means allow someone to borrow

Example Question #1378 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

CRINGE

Possible Answers:

Deplore

Banish

Recoil

Extradite

Migrate

Correct answer:

Recoil

Explanation:

To "cringe" means to recoil, to turn away from or back away from in fear or disgust or embarrassment. To provide further help, "migrate" means move from one place to another; "extradite" means deport, allow someone to be taken out of a country so that they can be tried for crimes committed in another country; "banish" means send someone away as punishment and not allow them to return; deplore" means hate, loathe

Example Question #1379 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

PERSEVERE

Possible Answers:

Postulate

Continue

Aggregate

Halt

Hesitate

Correct answer:

Continue

Explanation:

To "persevere" means to keep going in the fact of difficulty. As such it is closest in meaning to "continue." To provide further help, "postulate" means suggest a possible theory, estimate; "halt" means stop, pause; "hesitate" means to pause or delay before saying or doing something; "aggregate," when used as a verb, means to combine, to come together

Example Question #1380 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ERODE

Possible Answers:

Rain

Dissolve

Escalate

Flood

Experiment

Correct answer:

Dissolve

Explanation:

Perhaps you have heard of soil erosion. This is the process of topsoil wearing away from various causes. Often, water is involved in this process, though not necessarily always. That does not really matter for this question, in any case. The general idea is that erosion pertains to the "breaking down" of something over a period of time. The only option that expresses this idea is "dissolve." This is a very distant synonym—but a synonym nonetheless. 

Example Question #1381 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

DETAIN

Possible Answers:

Confine

Detangle

Identify

Avoid

Release

Correct answer:

Confine

Explanation:

The definition of "detain" is to confine or to keep from proceeding. The other answer choices do not match this definition; "release" is an antonym of "detain," "detangle" means to remove tangles, "avoid" means to keep away from, and to "identify" is to recognize or associate

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