ISEE Lower Level Verbal : Synonyms

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Example Questions

Example Question #771 : Synonyms

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

ATTACH

Possible Answers:

Connect

Injure

Prepare

Place

Correct answer:

Connect

Explanation:

"Attach" means connect or join"Connect" is the best choice because it is part of the definition of "attach." Considering the other choices, "prepare" means make ready, "injure" means harm, and "place," when used as a verb, means set in a particular location, and when used as a noun, means location.

Example Question #772 : Synonyms

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

DRENCH

Possible Answers:

Make hot

Make trouble

Make dry

Make cold

Make wet

Correct answer:

Make wet

Explanation:

To "drench" something means to make it wet, so "make wet" is the correct answer. When you are covered in water after being caught in a rain shower, it can be said that you are drenched.

Example Question #773 : Synonyms

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

DISMISS

Possible Answers:

Send away 

Ascertain 

Exasperate 

Convert 

Evade

Correct answer:

Send away 

Explanation:

Dismiss means to send away or to ignore information. To further help you, convert means to change something from one thing to another; exasperate means to frustrate or madden; evade means to avoid or dodge; ascertain means to figure out or find out

Example Question #774 : Synonyms

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

ABRIDGE

Possible Answers:

Lengthen 

Mediocre

Elongate

Average

Shorten

Correct answer:

Shorten

Explanation:

"Abridge" means to make something shorter, to shorten. To further help you, "mediocre" means average or not very good; an "amateur" is someone who is not paid for what they do; "elongate" and "lengthen" are synonyms and both mean to make something longer.

Example Question #775 : Synonyms

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

BUDGE

Possible Answers:

Move

Resemble

Sore

Slither

Mischief

Correct answer:

Move

Explanation:

"Budge" means move. To further help you, "sore" means in pain or upset; "slither" means to move on the ground like a snake; "resemble" means look like; "mischief" is bad behavior.

Example Question #776 : Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.

SHORTEN

Possible Answers:

Yearn

Acronym

Abridge

Elongate

Correct answer:

Abridge

Explanation:

"Shorten" means to make or become shorter. Since the word "abridge" means to shorten a book, movie, play, or similar media by leaving some parts out, "abridge" is the best answer choice. "Elongate" is an antonym of "shorten."

Example Question #777 : Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.

CLIMB

Possible Answers:

Ascend

Design

Engorge

Fall

Correct answer:

Ascend

Explanation:

"Climb" is a verb that means go up a sloped surface. So, the answer choice closest in meaning to "climb" is "ascend," a verb that means go up or climb. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "climb": "fall" is an antonym of "climb" and means go downwards, often accidentally due to having lost one's balance; "engorge" is a verb that means swell; and "design," when used as a verb, means devise a specific look for something.

Example Question #778 : Synonyms

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

TRANSMIT

Possible Answers:

Get lost

Beg for 

Send out 

Ask for

Send back 

Correct answer:

Send out 

Explanation:

“Transmit” means to send out, to broadcast, or to disseminate. The word is particularly used to describe the “transmission” of messages.

Example Question #611 : Identifying Synonyms

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

MINGLE

Possible Answers:

Remain

Separate

Remove

Detain

Mix

Correct answer:

Mix

Explanation:

"Mingle" means physically mix together or socialize by mixing with other people at an event, so the correct answer is "mix." None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "mingle": "detain" means keep in a certain location or in custody; "remain" means stay; to "remove" something means to take it away; and "separate," when used as a verb, means divide.

Example Question #612 : Identifying Synonyms

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

DIMINISH

Possible Answers:

Recalculate

Reduce

Expand

Trick

Correct answer:

Reduce

Explanation:

The word "diminish" is related to words like "miniature" and "miniscule." The prefix "mini-" is also likely very familiar to you. A "mini-poodle" is a very small kind of dog. When something "diminishes," it becomes smaller or less intense. To make something "diminish in size," you reduce its size. To "reduce" means to lessen or decrease.

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