ISEE Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, or Location
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Example Question #81 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTERCEPT
Stop
Relax
Calm
Advance
Continue
Stop
To "intercept” something or someone means to stop or get in the way of that person or thing. “Advance” means move forward; “continue” means keep going; “relax” means calm down and reduce one's level of stress; and "calm," when used as a verb, means cause to feel relaxed and serene.
Example Question #82 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RAZE
Amplify
Forget
Coddle
Lift
Destroy
Destroy
Do not quickly misread this question. The word "raze" is not the same as "raise." The options try to trick you into choosing "lift" or "amplify". When someone "raises" his or her hand, he or she lifts it. Likewise, amplification is the making of something louder—that is, "raising the volume." However, "raze" means to utterly destroy, as when a city is "razed" by an army. Thus, the best option is "destroy."
Example Question #83 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HAMPER
Pollute
Intensify
Obstruct
Dry
Facilitate
Obstruct
"Hamper" is a verb meaning to block or obstruct. "Facilitate" and "intensity" are both antonyms to "hamper," meaning it has the opposite meaning.
Example Question #84 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AMEND
Corporal
Modify
Cease
Transport
Create
Modify
"Amend" is a verb meaning to change or modify. For example: "Since they were not to our liking, we asked to AMEND the class rules."
To "cease" doing something is to stop doing that thing. To "create" something is to make that thing (referring to a new thing). "Corporal" refers to a militaristic or strict manner of doing something (eg. "corporal punishment"). To "transport" something is to move that thing from one place to another.
Example Question #85 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RECUPERATE
Uncover
Recover
Touch
Hold
Discover
Recover
To "recuperate" means to rest and recover from something like an illness. To provide further help, "uncover" means reveal, show; "discover" means find.
Example Question #86 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENSNARE
Liberate
Assist
Trap
Convene
Urge
Trap
To "ensnare" something means to trap it. To provide further help, "urge" means beg, plead; "convene" means meet; "assist" means help; "liberate" means free. "Liberate" and "ensnare" are antonyms because they have opposite meanings.
Example Question #87 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TAPER
Shirk
Flourish
Admonish
Dwindle
Thrive
Dwindle
"Taper" means to diminish or reduce in size or impact, to dwindle. To provide further help, "admonish" means yell at, scold; "shirk" means avoid a responsibility; "thrive" and "flourish" are synonyms, both words means to grow and develop very well.
Example Question #88 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AFFECT
Demonstrate
Consequence
Startle
Influence
Onset
Influence
To "affect" something means to have an impact on, to influence, to change. One of the more challenging differentiations in definitions that English speakers have to deal with can be found in "affect" and "effect." To "affect" means to influence; the "effect" is the result, the consequence. So, you "affect" something to produce an "effect." To provide further help, "onset" means beginning; "demonstrate" means show, provide an example; "startle" means to shock or surprise.
Example Question #89 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FUMBLE
Gift
Catch
Control
Pass
Drop
Drop
To "fumble" means to drop something, to do something careless and clumsy with one's hands.
Example Question #90 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WRENCH
Shove
Loathe
Tug
Leap
Jest
Tug
To "wrench" means to pull suddenly or violently, to tug, to yank. To provide further help, "loathe" means hate; "jest" means joke; "leap" means jump high.
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