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Example Question #2183 : Isee Upper Level (Grades 9 12) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTERROGATE
Advise
Ponder
Question
Surmise
Replenish
Question
To "interrogate" means to question, to investigate for a crime through questioning. To provide further help, "ponder" means think carefully; "replenish" means refuel, restock; "surmise" means deduce, figure out.
Example Question #2184 : Isee Upper Level (Grades 9 12) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUMINATE
Ponder
Abuse
Abscond
Yell
Meander
Ponder
To "ruminate" means to think carefully and deliberately about (something). So the best possible answer choice is "ponder" which has the same meaning. To provide further help, "abscond" means run away with; "meander" means to move in a winding manner, like a river.
Example Question #2185 : Isee Upper Level (Grades 9 12) Verbal Reasoning
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INFRINGE
Fetter
Ignite
Kindle
Embellish
Violate
Violate
To "infringe" means to actively break the rules or to actively disturb someone. As such the closest answer choice is "violate." To provide further help, "kindle" means the same thing as "ignite," they both mean to start a fire; "fetter" means shackle, tie to something; "embellish" means to adorn with details.
Example Question #251 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSINUATE
Suggest
Explicate
Deplore
Abhor
Comprehend
Suggest
"Insinuate" means to suggest. To provide further help, "comprehend" means understand; "abhor" means detest, hate; "deplore" means speak badly of, to disparage; "explicate" means to free from.
Example Question #252 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HOODWINK
Encourage
Cajole
Extol
Trick
Tantalize
Trick
To "hoodwink" someone means to deceive or trick him or her. To provide further help, "cajole" means encourage; "extol" means praise; "tantalize" means tease.
Example Question #253 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RECAPITULATE
Surrender
Praise
Summarize
Misunderstand
Lure
Summarize
Although "capitulate" means to surrender, "recapitulate" means to summarize the main points of. This is a somewhat tricky question for this reason. To provide further help, "lure" means attract, often with nefarious means or intentions.
Example Question #254 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPORTUNE
Accost
Encroach
Integrate
Entreat
Exhume
Entreat
"Importune" means to beg, to urge someone to do something, to entreat. To provide further help, "integrate" means combine, include one thing in another; "accost" means physically assault; "exhume" means dig up, as in dig up a corpse; "encroach" means intrude on, impose on.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Answer the following sample question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
MITIGATE
mollify
sate
feign
diminish
depict
diminish
"Mitigate" means to diminish or lessen. "Mollify" means to pacify or soothe. "Depict" means to describe or illustrate. "Feign" means to pretend or fake. "Sate" means to satisfy.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Answer the following question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
WHITTLE
extend
emulate
incise
boycott
pare
pare
"Whittle" and "pare" both mean to cut away at or reduce. "Extend" means to make larger or longer. "Emulate" means to copy the actions of. "Boycott" means to ban or refrain from using. "Incise" means to cut into.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Answer the following question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
KINDLE
extemporize
withdraw
extinguish
quench
ignite
ignite
"Kindle" and "ignite" both mean to start a fire. "Quench" means to satisfy. "Extinguish" means to put out or douse. "Extemporize" means to improvise or ad-lib. "Withdraw" means to remove something or someone from a situation.
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