ISEE Lower Level Verbal : Synonyms
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Example Question #281 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PREAMBLE
Epilogue
Introduction
Thesis
Conclusion
Dissertation
Introduction
“Preamble” means before the main story, so it is similar in meaning to “introduction.” The prefix "pre-" means before. To provide further help, the “conclusion” is the end; the “epilogue” is the part of the story that comes after the main story; a “dissertation” is an academic essay submitted at the end of university; a “thesis” is the main argument of an essay.
Example Question #69 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PAMPHLET
Restaurant
Quarrel
Connection
University
Booklet
Booklet
A "pamphlet" is a small booklet or packet, so "booklet" is the correct answer. "University" is a school of higher learning. "Quarrel" is a fight or a disagreement. "Connection" means bond or link. "Restaurant" is a place where people go to have food cooked for them and eat it.
Example Question #70 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABODE
Journey
Home
School
Workplace
Destination
Home
An “abode” is a home or where someone or something lives. If you are “in your abode,” you are “in your house.”
Example Question #71 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLEND
Protect
Part
Frighten
Mix
Separate
Mix
A “blend” is a mixture of two or more things or, when used as a verb, the word describes the action of mixing something. The word “separate,” when used as a verb, means to take two things apart, so it is an opposite of “blend” and “mix.” The word “frighten” means to scare someone and the word “protect” means to look after someone and to prevent that person from being hurt.
Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Nouns For Nonliving Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
AGENDA
Hopes
Clock
List
Itinerary
Ambition
Itinerary
An "agenda" is a schedule allotting time frames for certain activities. An "itinerary" is an outlined plan for certain tasks. Given how similar these words are in meaning, they are synonyms.
Example Question #42 : Synonyms: Nouns For Nonliving Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUMMIT
Question
Riot
Promotion
Bottom
Top
Top
The “summit” is the top of something; this word is usually used to describe the top of a mountain. So, "top" is the correct answer. The word “underside” means the lower side of something.
Example Question #43 : Synonyms: Nouns For Nonliving Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MEADOW
Forest
City
Field
Mountain
Village
Field
A “meadow” is another word for a field. It is a space without trees where grass and/or flowers naturally grow.
Example Question #44 : Synonyms: Nouns For Nonliving Things
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BOUNDARY
Jungle
Restraint
Border
Promise
Map
Border
A “boundary” is the edge between two areas. This is very close in meaning to the word “border,” which is the edge between two adjacent countries.
Example Question #71 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APPAREL
Ambitions
Desires
Possessions
Clothing
Habitat
Clothing
“Apparel” is another name for clothing. The word “possessions” describes things you own. A “habitat” is where an animal lives in the wild. The things you “desire” are the things you want. “Ambitions” are hopes and dreams you have about what you will do in life.
Example Question #72 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REFUGE
Junction
Disposal
Shelter
Judgment
Document
Shelter
A “refuge” is somewhere you escape to, for protection, so "shelter" is the correct answer. A “document” is something you write or something written; “disposal” means the act of throwing something away; a “junction” is somewhere where two things meet; and “judgement” is decision-making.
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