All ISEE Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1231 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DEBASE
Peculiar
Support
Vivid
Imperious
Humiliate
Humiliate
"Debase" means humiliate or embarrass, so "humiliate" is the correct answer. To help you, "imperious" means superior, dominant, or arrogant; "peculiar" means weird or unusual, and "vivid" means clear and powerful.
Example Question #1232 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase that best matches the word in capital letters.
EQUIVOCATE
Be obvious
Be normal
Be unclear
Be engaged
Be special
Be unclear
To "equivocate" means to speak indirectly, or to be unclear. Someone might say, “Don’t equivocate, tell me how you really feel!” So, "be unclear" is the correct answer.
Example Question #1233 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EXONERATE
Absolve
Pedantic
Incompetent
Prosecute
Blame
Absolve
To "exonerate" means to free from guilt and blame or to absolve, so "absolve" is the correct answer. To help you, "incompetent" means not skilled enough to do something, "prosecute" means use the legal system to formally accuse someone of having broken the law, and "pedantic" means overly concerned with rules and details.
Example Question #1234 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DIVULGE
Writhe
Sporadic
Intangible
Reveal
Forthcoming
Reveal
To "divulge" means to reveal, and usually refers to the revealing of secrets. For example, one might say, “Edward Snowden divulged a great deal of important information about the United States government.” To help you, "sporadic" means random and uncommon, to "writhe" means to twist in pain, "intangible" means not material or hard to describe, and "forthcoming" means imminent or sharing information.
Example Question #645 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PERCEIVE
Comprehend
Decide
Infer
Preach
Assume
Comprehend
To "perceive" means to become aware of through the senses, or to "comprehend."
Example Question #1235 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DISDAIN
Dislike
Rudeness
Disagreement
Unhappiness
Disapproval
Dislike
To "disdain" someone or something means to have a lack of respect for that person or thing, or to dislike that person or thing. "Dislike" is therefore the answer choice closest in meaning to "disdain."
Example Question #1236 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DISCERN
Wander
Capture
Find out
Integrity
Find out
The word "discern" means find out. "Find out" is the best choice because it is a part of the definition of "discern." Considering the other choices, "wander" means walk around without a destination, "capture" means take hold of by force, and "integrity" means the quality of sticking to one's moral and ethical principles.
Example Question #1237 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
REPUDIATE
New
Synchronize
Dismiss
Primordial
Dismiss
"Repudiate" means reject or dismiss. The best choice is "dismiss," as it is a part of the definition of "repudiate." Considering the other choices, "synchronize" means cause to happen at the same time, "primordial" means existing in the beginning, and "new" means existing for the first time.
Example Question #1238 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase that best matches the word in capital letters.
ENDORSE
Elongate
Wane
Oppose
Argue
Support
Support
"Endorse" means to publically support. To further help you, "wane" means to weaken, to decrease in size and strength; "oppose" means go against; "elongate" means to make longer.
Example Question #1239 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Verbal Reasoning
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase that best matches the word in capital letters.
REPUDIATE
Reject
Rectify
Remember
Rest
Recall
Reject
"Repudiate" means to reject an argument. To provide further help, "recall" means remember, and "rectify" means fix.