All ISEE Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #61 :Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
Personify
Keen
Respect
Swerve
Respect
Example Question #61 :Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DISCERN
谎言
Find out
Certify
Insult
Find out
这个词"discern" meansfind out."Find out" is the best choice because it is a part of the definition of "discern." Considering the other options, "insult" meansoffend,"certify" meansmake true,and "lie" meansfibortell someone something that is not true as if it is true.
Example Question #62 :Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INCRIMINATE
Prison
Criminal
Crime
Blame
Blame
这个词"incriminate" is a verb that meansblameoraccuse."Blame" is the best choice because it is a part of the defintion of "incriminate." Considering the other choices, a "criminal" isa person who commits a crime. A criminal is a person who might be incriminated for a crime. "Prison" isa building that holds people who have been convicted of a crime or are awaiting trial.A prison is where a person may go after being incriminated for a crime. A "crime" isan action prohibited by lawand is something for which a person might be incriminated.
Example Question #64 :Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DERIDE
Ridicule
Grin
Honor
Ride
Ridicule
这个词"deride" meansmake fun of. The best choice is "ridicule," which meanssay things that make fun of someone or something.
Example Question #63 :Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DIVULGE
Exchange
Speak
Reveal
Discuss
Digest
Reveal
"Divulge" meansreveal information that was previously secret. "Reveal" is the best answer because it implies that something which had not been previously shown is being exposed.
Example Question #64 :Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DEBASE
Peculiar
Vivid
Humiliate
Support
Imperious
Humiliate
"Debase" meanshumiliateorembarrass, so "humiliate" is the correct answer. To help you, "imperious" meanssuperior, dominant,orarrogant; "peculiar" meansweirdorunusual, and "vivid" meansclear and powerful.
Example Question #65 :Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase that best matches the word in capital letters.
EQUIVOCATE
Be engaged
Be special
Be obvious
Be unclear
是正常的
Be unclear
To "equivocate" means tospeak indirectly, or tobe unclear. Someone might say, “Don’t equivocate, tell me how you really feel!” So, "be unclear" is the correct answer.
Example Question #66 :Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EXONERATE
Prosecute
Absolve
Pedantic
Incompetent
Blame
Absolve
To "exonerate" means tofree from guilt and blameortoabsolve, so "absolve" is the correct answer. To help you, "incompetent" meansnot skilled enough to do something, "prosecute" meansuse the legal system to formally accuse someone of having broken the law, and "pedantic" meansoverly concerned with rules and details.
Example Question #67 :Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DIVULGE
Forthcoming
Intangible
Reveal
Writhe
Sporadic
Reveal
To "divulge" means toreveal, 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" meansrandom and uncommon, to "writhe" means totwist in pain, "intangible" meansnot materialorhard to describe, and "forthcoming" meansimminentorsharing information.
Example Question #69 :Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PERCEIVE
Comprehend
Infer
Preach
Decide
Assume
Comprehend
To "perceive" means tobecome aware of through the senses, or to "comprehend."
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