ISEE Middle Level Verbal : ISEE Middle Level (grades 7-8) Verbal Reasoning
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Example Question #714 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase that best matches the word in capital letters.
FALTER
Hesitate
Accelerate
Catalyst
Ironic
Biased
Hesitate
To "falter" means to slow down, to delay, to hesitate. To further help you, "accelerate" means go faster; "ironic" means sarcastic, mocking the truth; "biased" means not able to think clearly, confined to one’s own opinions; a "catalyst" is a means by which a process begins or is accelerated.
Example Question #715 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SCUTTLE
Run
Inure
Weaken
Spread
Run
"Scuttle" means run quickly with small steps. The best choice is "run" because it is a part of the definition of "scuttle." Considering the other choices, "inure" means become useful to a person or group, "spread" means stretch out over a greater area, and "weaken" means make less strong.
Example Question #716 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CAVORT
Carve
Sing
Encourage
Prance
Prance
"Cavort" means jump about joyously. The best choice is "prance," which means jump about. Considering the other choices, "carve" means cut into a design or when referring to meat, cut into smaller slices suitable for eating, "encourage" means urge, and "sing" means perform a song.
Example Question #712 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DOVETAIL
Emulate
Conceal
Contrast
Expand
Merge
Merge
"Dovetail" means bring two things together or merge, so "merge" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices is close in meaning to "dovetail": "emulate" means copy or reproduce; "conceal" means hide; "contrast" means compare; and "expand" means grow or get bigger.
Example Question #718 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
STRUT
Sprint
Jog
Fall
Meander
Swagger
Swagger
If you “strut” you walk with purpose and confidence. To "strut" is to swagger, so "swagger" is the correct answer. To provide further guidance, "sprint" means run quickly; "jog" means run slowly; "meander" means wander around without moving directly toward one's destination.
Example Question #719 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
LINGER
Encourage
Bother
Remain
Prolong
Vanish
Remain
"Linger" means remain or be present or last for a time. For example, one might write, "The scent of the perfume lingered in the air." So, "remain" is the correct answer.
Example Question #721 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
DWINDLE
Shrink
Rejuvenating
Augment
Ailing
Enhance
Shrink
“Dwindle” means to shrink or reduce, to make smaller. To provide further help, “augment” means enhance, add to in order to make better; “ailing” means sick or hurt; “rejuvenating” means healing.
Example Question #722 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
FURL
Confer
Fluctuate
Fold
Foreign
Congeal
Fold
“Furl” means to fold up. It is commonly heard in the expression “to unfurl,” which means to unfold, to reveal. To provide further help, “confer” means award, bestow, give; “congeal” means thicken or come together; “foreign” means from another country; “fluctuate” means vary.
Example Question #723 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GARNER
Gather
Secure
Extol
Emit
Distribute
Gather
To "garner" is to gather or assemble in one group, so the best answer choice is "gather." In regards to the other answer choices, "emit" means give off or produce; "distribute" means disperse or deal out, and "extol" is a verb that means praise.
Example Question #724 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase that best whose meaning is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCROUNGE
Threaten
Deter
Determine
Seek
Falsify
Seek
To "scrounge" for something such as food is to actively look for it or "seek" it. This is different from the other word choices that mean the following: to "threaten" is to endanger; to "deter" is to discourage; and to "falsify" is to lie.
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