All ISEE Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #741 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PURGE
Fail
Protect
Decline
Remove
Inhabit
Remove
"Purge" derives from the same Latin root as "pure" (having no blemishes or unadulterated), so it's not surprising that it means remove something in order to benefit or cleanse the whole. "Remove" is thus the closest listed synonym. To “inhabit” a place or building to live in it; “decline” means decrease or reject in a polite way; “protect” means look after or stop from being hurt or damaged; and "fail" means unsuccessfully attempt to accomplish or achieve something.
Example Question #742 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MAGNIFY
Pamper
Enlarge
Repair
Display
Erect
Enlarge
"Magnify" means cause to appear bigger through the use of some instrument aiding one's vision, such as a handheld glass lens or a microscope. So, the correct answer is "enlarge." Considering the other answer choices, "display” means visually show, often publicly; “erect” means build a building or, more generally, construct; “repair” means fix; and “pamper” means spoil or let someone have everything they want.
Example Question #743 : Identifying Synonyms
A synonym of "fortify" is __________.
annoy
respond
weaken
handle
toughen
toughen
"Fortify" is a verb that can mean "strengthen (a place) with defensive works so as to protect it against attack" or "strengthen or invigorate (someone) mentally or physically," or "strengthen (a drink) with alcohol." So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "strengthen." "Weaken," then, cannot be the correct answer, because "weaken" is an antonym of "strengthen." "Toughen," however, is a verb which means "make or become tougher," and because "toughen" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "fortify," "toughen" is the correct answer.
Example Question #46 : 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.
ASCEND
Decline
Arbitrate
Justify
Rise
Identify
Rise
To "ascend" means to rise or move upwards, so "rise" is the correct answer. To "arbitrate" something, like a dispute, means to judge or make a decision over a dispute or disagreement. To "decline" means to move downwards or lessen. To "identify" means to recognize or or to determine who a person is or what something is. To "justify" means to explain or give reasons for a point of view or choice.
Example Question #744 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ATROPHY
Decline
Award
Strength
Tropical
Decline
The word "atrophy" means waste away. The best choice is "decline" which means lose strength. A loss of strength is what happens when something atrophies. Considering the other choices, an "award" is something given for an acheivement, "tropical" means hot and humid, and "strength" is force or power.
Example Question #745 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PROCEED
Seize
Continue
Program
Money
Continue
The word "proceed" means continue or go forward. "Continue" is the best choice because it is a part of the definition of "proceed." Considering the other choices, "seize" means take by force, a "program" is a plan, and "money" is coins or paper notes that can be exchanged for goods and services.
Example Question #746 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ABSCOND
Complacent
Oppressed by heat
Run away
Derogatory
Prominent
Run away
"Abscond" is a verb that means run away secretly or escape, so "run away" is the correct answer. To help you, "oppressed" means dominated or restricted, "complacent" means smug, "prominent" means important, noteworthy, or famous, and "derogatory" means critical and disparaging.
Example Question #747 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ELONGATE
Lenghten
Hackneyed
Concede
Absolve
Shorten
Lenghten
"Elongate" means to make longer or to lengthen, so "lengthen" is the correct answer. To help you, "absolve" is a verb that means means free from blame, "concede" means accept defeat, and "hackneyed" means trite, clichéd and unoriginal.
Example Question #748 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DISMANTLE
Take apart
Send away
Gather together
Put together
Edify
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 #749 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PROPAGATE
Limitless
Multiply
Barrier
Property
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.