ISEE Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms: Prefixes
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Example Question #171 : Synonyms: Prefixes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SURPASS
Undermine
Neutralize
Exceed
Summit
Regress
Exceed
When someone "surpasses" something such as a world record in running, it means they "exceed" the previously set limit or expectation. The other answer chocies are as follows: to "summit" is to reach the peak; to "regress" is to go backwards; to "undermine" is to weaken; and to "neutralize" is to counteract.
Example Question #172 : Synonyms: Prefixes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REDOUBTABLE
Daunting
Superlative
Pathetic
Gross
Clingy
Daunting
“Redoubtable” is an adjective that means “formidable” when referring to a person, so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “formidable.” That means that “pathetic” cannot be the correct answer, because “pathetic” means “arousing pity,” making it a near antonym, not a synonym, of “redoubtable.” “Daunting,” however, is an adjective that means “intimidating,” and because “daunting” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “redoubtable,” “daunting” is the correct answer.
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