All ISEE Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
TIRADE
Rant
Article
Attack
Army
Garment
Rant
A "tirade" means an impassioned and possibly loud speech, or a "rant."
Example Question #95 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase that best matches the word in capital letters.
SUCCOR
Solo
Saintly
Pliant
Pact
Aid
Aid
"Succor" means help or aid. To further help you, a "pact" is an agreement; "pliant" means flexible; "saintly" means pious or religious; "solo" means alone.
Example Question #96 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase that best matches the word in capital letters.
BLISS
Joy
Envy
Greed
Sorrow
Love
Joy
"Bliss" is a feeling of continuous joy and peacefulness. To further help you, "envy" means jealousy or wanting something someone else has; "sorrow" means great sadness; "greed" means insatiable hunger for something of wanting too much of something.
Example Question #97 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BORDER
Outline
Mark
Division
Illustration
Decoration
Division
A "border" is a division or line between two countries or territories. Therefore, "division" is the synonym.
Example Question #98 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
RANCOR
Misunderstanding
Alliance
Distrust
War
Anger
Anger
"Rancor" means anger or rage. Therefore, "anger" is the appropriate synonym.
Example Question #98 : Synonyms: Nouns
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PARODY
Art
Dialogue
Joke
Imitation
Play
Imitation
A "parody" is an imitation, usually carried out for the purpose of achieving comic effect, so "imitation" is the synonym.
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ANGUISH
Toil
Fundamental
Torment
Tenacious
Clarity
Torment
"Anguish" is a feeling of sustained pain and suffering, and as such, it is most similar in meaning to "torment." To help you, "toil" means work or labor, "fundamental" means basic or simple but very important, "tenacious" means stubborn or firm, and clarity means clearness, precision, or understanding.
Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BREVITY
Clamor
Strangeness
Hostile
Shortness
Shortness
"Brevity" is shortness, specifically either shortness of a duration of time or shortness of a written text. The best choice is "shortness" because it is a part of the definition of "brevity." Considering the other choices, "hostile" means not friendly, "strangeness" means the quality of being weird or unusual, and a "clamor" is a loud outcry.
Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Nouns For Abstract Concepts
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
KISMET
Fate
Faith
Shun
Secret
Fate
The word "kismet" means fate or destiny. The best choice is "fate," as it is a part of the definition of "kismet." Considering the other choices, "faith" is confidence or trust in something, "shun" means avoid, and "secret" means done without the knowledge of others when used as an adjective, or certain information kept from others when used as a noun.
Example Question #104 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PLATITUDE
Plate
Cliché
Invention
Event
Cliché
A "platitude" is an overused saying. The best choice is "cliché," which means an overused phrase or saying.
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