ISEE Middle Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #781 : Identifying Synonyms

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

HAMPER

Possible Answers:

Obstruct

Dry

Intensify

Pollute

Facilitate

Correct answer:

Obstruct

Explanation:

"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 #782 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

AMEND

Possible Answers:

Corporal

Transport

Modify

Cease

Create

Correct answer:

Modify

Explanation:

"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 #783 : Identifying Synonyms

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

RECUPERATE

Possible Answers:

Touch

Uncover

Discover

Recover

Hold

Correct answer:

Recover

Explanation:

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 #784 : Identifying Synonyms

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

ENSNARE

Possible Answers:

Urge

Liberate

Assist

Convene

Trap

Correct answer:

Trap

Explanation:

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 #785 : Identifying Synonyms

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

TAPER

Possible Answers:

Admonish

Thrive

Dwindle

Flourish

Shirk

Correct answer:

Dwindle

Explanation:

"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 #786 : Identifying Synonyms

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

AFFECT

Possible Answers:

Consequence

Demonstrate

Influence

Startle

Onset

Correct answer:

Influence

Explanation:

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 #787 : Identifying Synonyms

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

FUMBLE

Possible Answers:

Control

Catch

Gift

Pass

Drop

Correct answer:

Drop

Explanation:

To "fumble" means to drop something, to do something careless and clumsy with one's hands

Example Question #788 : Identifying Synonyms

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

WRENCH

Possible Answers:

Loathe

Shove

Leap

Tug

Jest

Correct answer:

Tug

Explanation:

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

Example Question #789 : Identifying Synonyms

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

UPROOT

Possible Answers:

Demise

Encroach

Displace

Dismember

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 #790 : Identifying Synonyms

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

TRANSPIRE

Possible Answers:

Acknowledge

Frighten

Misplace

Occur

Eradicate

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

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