ISEE Lower Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms

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Example Questions

Example Question #531 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.

ASSERT

Possible Answers:

Outlaw

Insist

Accomplish

Condemn

Antagonize

Correct answer:

Insist

Explanation:

Assert means take control or insist. To further help you, accomplish means succeed; outlaw means criminal; condemn means ban; antagonize means make an enemy out of

Example Question #532 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.

DEMONSTRATE

Possible Answers:

Achieve

Reassure

Enter

Show

Elicit

Correct answer:

Show

Explanation:

To demonstrate something means to show something. To further help you, achieve means succeed in doing something; reassure means comfort; elicit means draw out a reaction.

Example Question #533 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.

IMITATE

Possible Answers:

Thoughtful

Mock 

Suffocate

Retrieve

Copy

Correct answer:

Copy

Explanation:

"Imitate" means mimic or copy. To further help you, "mock" means make fun of; "suffocate" means prevent from breathing; "retrieve" means to go get something; someone who is "thoughtful" is deep in thought or very considerate of others

Example Question #534 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.

PERSONIFY

Possible Answers:

Diagnose 

Monetize 

Alleviate 

Represent 

Induce

Correct answer:

Represent 

Explanation:

“Personify” means to be the perfect representation of an idea, so the correct answer is “represent.” To provide further help, “monetize” means to convert from debt to money, to make something legal tender; “tender,” in this context, is another name for currency; “diagnose” means identify an illness or cause of something; “alleviate” means make better; “induce” means forcibly cause

Example Question #535 : Identifying Synonyms

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

INTERACT

Possible Answers:

Referendum 

Placate 

Administer 

Communicate 

Inculcate 

Correct answer:

Communicate 

Explanation:

The prefix "inter-" means between or with, so the word “interact” means work with someone else, talk with someone else, or communicate with someone else. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "interact": “inculcate” means instill ideas through teaching; “administer” means give a dosage of a drug or manage; a “referendum” is an issue decided by a popular vote of the people; and “placate” means pacify or say the right things to calm someone down.

Example Question #536 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

COMPREHEND

Possible Answers:

Understand

Grasp

Snatch

Steal

Educate

Correct answer:

Understand

Explanation:

The word "comprehend" literally means to grasp completely, as though you were grasping a person in an embrace or a hug. The "-prehend" portion is found in the word "apprehend," which means to snatch, as when a police officer "apprehends" a thief. The "com-" prefix can mean with, among, or even around.

Someone might ask you, "Did you comprehend the lesson?" This question means, "Did you understand the lesson?" Another way to put it would be, "Did you 'wrap your mind around it'?" This latter expression actually shows a bit of what is literally meant by "comprehend," though the better meaning is merely to understand completely. The only option that fits this is "understand." To "educate" might lead someone to comprehend something, but "educating" is not the same as "comprehending." "Educating" hopefully leads to comprehension. It is not, however, the same thing as it.

Example Question #28 : Synonyms: Verbs

Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.

Admit

Possible Answers:

to deprive

to confess

to keep

to paint

to decline

Correct answer:

to confess

Explanation:

"Admit" means to confess.

Example Question #537 : Identifying Synonyms

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

ENNUMERATE

Possible Answers:

Categorize

Spoil

Grumble

List

Correct answer:

List

Explanation:

"Ennumerate" is a verb that means to mention all of the items in a category individually, so "list" is the correct answer, because "list," when used as a verb, also means to mention all of the items in a category individually. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "ennumerate": "spoil" means to go rotten, "grumble" means to complain quietly; and "categorize" means to assign people or things to categories.

Example Question #538 : Identifying Synonyms

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

BEWILDER

Possible Answers:

Simplify

Perplex

Remove

Remain

Delete

Correct answer:

Perplex

Explanation:

To "bewilder" someone means to confuse them. "Perplex," which also means confuse, is the best match for "bewilder," because both words mean confuse.

Example Question #539 : Identifying Synonyms

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

EXULT

Possible Answers:

Excavate

Despair

Rejoice

Plan

Correct answer:

Rejoice

Explanation:

"Exult" means show or feel extreme happiness. "Rejoice" is the word choice that most closely matches this definition. "Despair" is the opposite of "exult," and "excavate," which means dig up, and "plan" are unrelated. 

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