All ISEE Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #51 : 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.
DISMANTLE
Take apart
Edify
Send away
Put together
Gather together
Take apart
"Dismantle" means take apart, so "take apart" is the correct answer. To help you, "edify" means improve someone's morals or intellect, often by teaching them.
Example Question #52 : 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.
PROPAGATE
Multiply
Barrier
Property
Limitless
Multiply
The word "propagate" means make more of. The word "multiply" is the best choice because it has a similar meaning. Considering the other choices, "property" is something owned by or in the possession of someone or a characteristic of something, a "barrier" is anything built as an obstacle, and "limitless" means without limits.
Example Question #53 : 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.
JUXTAPOSE
Pose
Pair
Justice
Law
Pair
The word "juxtapose" means put contrasting things toether or side by side to play up their contrast. The best choice is "contrast" because it is closest in meaning to "juxtapose." Considering the other choices, "pose" means assume a particular position, "justice" means fairness, and "law" means a collection of written rules enforced by some authority ("the law") or one of these rules ("a law").
Example Question #54 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase that best matches the word in capital letters.
DEPLETE
Augment
Enhance
Destroy
Edify
Reduce
Reduce
Deplete means reduce. To provide further guidance, "enhance" and "augment" mean add things to help improve something; "edify" means build or teach.
Example Question #55 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase that best matches the word in capital letters.
EXPEDITE
Rejuvenate
Decelerate
Enlarge
Accelerate
Diminish
Accelerate
"Expedite" means accelerate; cause a process to move faster or end earlier. To provide further guidance, "decelerate" means slow down; "enlarge" means make bigger; "diminish" means make smaller; "rejuvenate" means heal or get better. "Diminish" and "enlarge" are antonyms of one another because they have opposite meanings. "Accelerate" and "decelerate" are also antonyms.
Example Question #56 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase that best matches the word in capital letters.
COMPILE
Gather
Pious
Panic
Misconstrue
Sanguine
Gather
“Compile” means to collect, to gather together. To provide further guidance, "pious" means deeply religious; "sanguine" means confident and optimistic; "misconstrue" means misunderstand.
Example Question #57 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase that best matches the word in capital letters.
ATROPHY
Disparage
Enlarge
Weaken
Authenticate
Strengthen
Weaken
To “atrophy” means to get weaker, to weaken. It is usually used in English to refer to the atrophy of muscles, which is the condition of your muscles getting weaker when you do not use them. To provide further guidance, "atrophy" is an antonym of "strengthen;" "enlarge" means make bigger; "disparage" means make fun of; "authenticate" means to confirm something is real or not forged.
Example Question #58 : 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.
CONGEAL
Concentrate
Solidify
Dilute
Thaw
Liquefy
Solidify
The word "congeal" means thicken - specifically, turn from a liquid into a gelatinous solid. Thus, the best pairing is with the word "solidify." The word "liquefy" means the opposite of thickening or solidifying. Finally, to "dilute" is to make weaker in concentration, and to "concentrate" is to make something in greater ratios or proportions.
Example Question #59 : 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.
INHABIT
Assemble
Reside
Mirror
Peer
Devour
Reside
"Inhabit" means live in or reside in, so "reside" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "inhabit": "peer" means look closely at or with difficulty; "assemble" means gather or collect; "mirror" means imitate or copy; and "devour" means eat something in a hungry and/or speedy manner.
Example Question #60 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DISPERSE
Double
Distribute
Replicate
Count
Keep
Distribute
"Disperse" is a verb meaning spread widely, so the answer choice closest in meaning to "disperse" is "distribute," a verb that means pass something out or give something out. Considering other choices, "keep" is a verb meaning hold on to or not get rid of or dispose of, "replicate" is a verb meaning make an identical copy of, and "double" is a verb meaning create two times the amount of.