All ISEE Upper Level Verbal Resources
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Example Question #81 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REBUT
Slip
Exclaim
Agree
Argue
Contradict
Contradict
"Rebut" means to prove a claim is false in the course of an argument.
"Contradict" is closer than "argue" because a "rebuttal" is a rhetorical device often used within an argument rather than the argument itself, "agree" is an antonym of "rebut," "slip" means to fall or trip, and "exclaim" means to say something excitedly.
Example Question #82 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PEDDLE
Sell
Portray
Reach
Sentence
Purchase
Sell
"Peddle" means to sell or to travel around selling something. To provide further help, "sentence" means determine the punishment for; "portray" means depict, show.
Example Question #83 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SWINDLE
Create
Redeem
Plead
Mollify
Cheat
Cheat
To "swindle" someone means to cheat him or her out of money. To provide further help, "mollify" means sooth, calm, relieve; "redeem" means make right something done wrong; "plead" means beg, urge.
Example Question #471 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTERROGATE
Surmise
Question
Replenish
Ponder
Advise
Question
To "interrogate" means to question, to investigate for a crime through questioning. To provide further help, "ponder" means think carefully; "replenish" means refuel, restock; "surmise" means deduce, figure out.
Example Question #472 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUMINATE
Ponder
Yell
Abuse
Meander
Abscond
Ponder
To "ruminate" means to think carefully and deliberately about (something). So the best possible answer choice is "ponder" which has the same meaning. To provide further help, "abscond" means run away with; "meander" means to move in a winding manner, like a river.
Example Question #473 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INFRINGE
Kindle
Fetter
Embellish
Violate
Ignite
Violate
To "infringe" means to actively break the rules or to actively disturb someone. As such the closest answer choice is "violate." To provide further help, "kindle" means the same thing as "ignite," they both mean to start a fire; "fetter" means shackle, tie to something; "embellish" means to adorn with details.
Example Question #474 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSINUATE
Abhor
Suggest
Deplore
Comprehend
Explicate
Suggest
"Insinuate" means to suggest. To provide further help, "comprehend" means understand; "abhor" means detest, hate; "deplore" means speak badly of, to disparage; "explicate" means to free from.
Example Question #475 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HOODWINK
Tantalize
Trick
Cajole
Encourage
Extol
Trick
To "hoodwink" someone means to deceive or trick him or her. To provide further help, "cajole" means encourage; "extol" means praise; "tantalize" means tease.
Example Question #476 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RECAPITULATE
Summarize
Surrender
Lure
Praise
Misunderstand
Summarize
Although "capitulate" means to surrender, "recapitulate" means to summarize the main points of. This is a somewhat tricky question for this reason. To provide further help, "lure" means attract, often with nefarious means or intentions.
Example Question #477 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPORTUNE
Exhume
Integrate
Entreat
Accost
Encroach
Entreat
"Importune" means to beg, to urge someone to do something, to entreat. To provide further help, "integrate" means combine, include one thing in another; "accost" means physically assault; "exhume" means dig up, as in dig up a corpse; "encroach" means intrude on, impose on.
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