All ISEE Upper Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #62 : Synonyms: Prefixes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PRESAGE
Adorable
Wise
Prodigious
Foreshadow
Precocious
Foreshadow
When used as a verb, the word “presage” means to be a sign of a future event, often implying that this is a sign of warning. The word comes from the prefix “pre-”, meaning before, and the base “sage,” which does not merely mean wise, but to perceive keenly. Someone who is “sagacious” is wise precisely because that person keenly perceives reality. The word would be used in a sentence like, “In many cultures, the flying of a crow over a barn presaged a poor harvest in the coming year.”
Example Question #63 : Synonyms: Prefixes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MISNOMER
nexus
aberration
husbandry
certitude
grotto
aberration
"Misnomer" and "aberration" both mean an error or misjudgment. "Certitude" means sureness or certainty. "Nexus" means the center or core. "Husbandry" means farming or agriculture. "Grotto" means a cave or cavern.
Example Question #70 : Synonyms: Prefixes From Latin
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BENEDICTION
Diatribe
Sanctuary
Antithesis
Guise
Blessing
Blessing
The prefix ben- means good, virtuous in Latin. Also the root -dict- means to do with speaking. So a "benediction" is a spoken blessing. To provide further help, a "sanctuary" is a safe place; "antithesis" means opposite; a "guise" is a disguise, something to hide one's identity; a "diatribe" is a verbal or written attack.
Example Question #71 : Synonyms: Prefixes
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CEREBRATE
Reason
Outlaw
Disguise
Protest
Ignore
Reason
In Latin the prefix cereb- means related to the brain. So, to "cerebrate" means to think, to reason, to think carefully and logically. "Cereb-" is an extremely strong push toward this question being focused on the brain or thinking, and "reason" was the only option that had anything to do with mental processes.
Example Question #72 : Synonyms: Prefixes
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CLAMOR
Whisper
Agree
Yell
Outline
Disagree
Yell
The prefix clam- means shout, speak out about. So the word "clamor" means to yell, to speak out passionately about. "Clamor" has nothing to do with agreeing or disagreeing, and "whisper" is an antonym to "clamor."
Example Question #73 : Synonyms: Prefixes
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DIGRESSION
Ambition
Acceptance
Reluctance
Delight
Departure
Departure
The Latin prefix di- means away, apart, opposite, as in "disappear" which means vanish, away from sight. So, a "digression" is a departure from the main point, something apart from the thesis. Additionally, "reluctance" is the state of not wanting to do something; "delight" is happiness, joy; "ambition" is a passionate desire to achieve success.
Example Question #74 : Synonyms: Prefixes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CLAMOR
Narrate
Declare
Forgive
Whisper
Shout
Shout
The Latin prefix clam- means shout, yell, as in "proclaim" which means announce, speak about publicly. So, "clamor" means to shout and yell for something.
Example Question #75 : Synonyms: Prefixes
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PREAMBLE
Introduction
Conclusion
Index
Thesis
Glossary
Introduction
The Latin prefix pre- means before, as in "prediction" or "prevent." So, a "preamble" is the introduction to a written work. "Conclusion" is an antonym "introduction" and "preamble." The rest of the terms are academic terms, or sections of a book but are not directly related to "preamble."
Example Question #76 : Synonyms: Prefixes
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CARNAL
Erotic
Explicit
Despotic
Outlandish
Implicit
Erotic
The Latin prefix carn- means related to the body or flesh, meat, as in "carnivorous" which means meat-eater. So, "carnal" means related to sexual desire, erotic. Additionally, "despotic" means autocratic, the rule of one man with absolute power; "outlandish" means eccentric, bizarre and outrageous; "implicit" means suggested at, but not directly expressed; "explicit" means directly expressed with no hidden meaning.
Example Question #77 : Synonyms: Prefixes
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VERISIMILITUDE
Authenticity
Serendipity
Deity
Ingenuity
Originality
Authenticity
The Latin prefix ver- means truth, honesty, as in "verify," which means to confirm that something is true. So, "verisimilitude" means the appearance of being true, authenticity, plausibility, realism. Additionally, a "deity" is a God; "serendipity" is the occurrence of something through good fortune, providence, luck; "originality" is the quality of being original and unique; "ingenuity" is the quality of being inventive and creative.
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