ISEE Upper Level Verbal : ISEE Upper Level (grades 9-12) Verbal Reasoning
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Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Answer the following sample question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
EQUIVOCATE
imply
venerate
prevaricate
corroborate
precipitate
prevaricate
"Equivocate" means to prevaricate or avoid an issue. "Venerate" means to revere or cherish. "Precipitate" means to expedite or hurry. "Imply" means to indicate or hint. "Corroborate" means to authenticate or confirm.
Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Answer the following question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
PREVARICATE
confront
breach
cadge
absolve
deceive
deceive
"Prevaricate" and "deceive" both mean to exaggerate or stretch the truth. "Confront" means to challenge or defy. "Absolve" means to free from responsbility. "Cadge" means to beg. "Breach" means to crack or rupture.
Example Question #34 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Answer the following question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
INFER
disperse
abstain
truncate
zest
ascertain
ascertain
"Infer" and "ascertain" both mean to conclude or deduce. "Abstain" means to hold back from doing something. "Disperse" means to distribute or scatter. "Truncate" means to shorten or abbreviate. "Zest" means to season or make flavorful.
Example Question #35 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Answer the following question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
ADVOCATE
condemn
promote
undermine
nullify
glean
promote
"Accolade" and "promote" both mean to support. "Condemn" means to blame or convict. "Undermine" means to weaken or cripple. "Glean" means to pick out or collect. "Nulllify" means to cancel or revoke.
Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Answer the following question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
PROPITIATE
conciliate
provoke
recant
pulverize
summon
conciliate
"Propitiate" and "conciliate" both mean to appease or satisfy. "Provoke" means to make angry. "Pulverize" means to destroy or smash. "Recant" means to take back something said. "Summon" means to call to a place.
Example Question #37 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Answer the following question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
ACQUIESCE
concur
dissuade
abdicate
cajole
distend
concur
"Acquiesce" and "concur" both mean to agree or approve. "Dissaude" means to talk out of doing something. "Abdicate" means to give up a right, position, or power. "Cajole" means to attempt to coax or flatter. "Distend" means to bulge or swell.
Example Question #38 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Answer the following question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
RENEGE
nettle
embezzle
redress
default
bemoan
default
"Renege" and "default" both mean to go back on one's word. "Nettle" means to provoke or upset. "Bemoan" means to express sorrow. "Embezzle" means to steal money, often from an employer. "Redress" means to change or rectify.
Example Question #39 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Answer the following question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
DESCRY
blandish
dissemble
perceive
cajole
overlook
perceive
"Descry" and "perceive" both mean to discover or behold. "Overlook" means to disregard or neglect. "Blandish" means to flatter or cajole. "Cajole" means to attempt to coax or flatter. "Dissemble" means to disguise or pretend.
Example Question #40 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DIGRESS
Inflame
Expunge
Evade
Deviate
Compound
Deviate
"Digress" means deviate or move off topic, so "deviate" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "digress": "compound" means make worse or to exacerbate; "evade" means avoid or escape; "expunge" means erase or get rid of; and "inflame" means enrage.
Example Question #2131 : Isee Upper Level (Grades 9 12) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONCUR
embrace
nod
gesticulate
argue
agree
agree
Perhaps you have heard the word “concur” used in the very short expression, “I concur,” meaning, I agree. The word literally means to run with. The “con-” prefix means with and is found in many words such as “concord” and “constant.” The “-cur” portion of the word is derived from the Latin for to run, as is found in words like “current” and “incursion.” Those who “concur” can be said to “run with each other” in the sense of “having ideas in the same direction.” The meaning is perhaps a bit stretched, but it will help you to remember it!
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