ISEE Middle Level Vocabulary Exam
Questions & Answers.
Abduct - CORRECT ANSWER To kidnap or carry off by force
Abound - CORRECT ANSWER To be plentiful
Acclaim - CORRECT ANSWER Enthusiastic public praise and approval
Adage - CORRECT ANSWER A short traditional saying; a proverb
Adjacent - CORRECT ANSWER Adjoining, next to; near or close
Afloat - CORRECT ANSWER A floating condition; awash, flooded
Aghast - CORRECT ANSWER Shocked; frightened, terrified; taken back
Agility - CORRECT ANSWER To move quickly and easily; nimbleness of body or mind
Allude - CORRECT ANSWER To refer to casually or indirectly
Amble - CORRECT ANSWER To walk slowly; walk with a leisurely gate
Anguish - CORRECT ANSWER Strong physical or mental pain
Aqueduct - CORRECT ANSWER A large pipe or conduit for carrying water from a distant location
,Armada - CORRECT ANSWER A big fleet of warships; also used to mean an overwhelming number of
something
Attract - CORRECT ANSWER To cause to draw near by some quality or action
Avert - CORRECT ANSWER To ward off; to turn away; to keep from happening
Awe - CORRECT ANSWER Wonder, respect, fear
Awry - CORRECT ANSWER Twisted or turned; wrong, amiss
Behoove - CORRECT ANSWER To be necessary or proper for
Belittle - CORRECT ANSWER To speak of or think of as unimportant; to put someone down
Bilk - CORRECT ANSWER To defraud, to cheat or swindle; escape paying one's debts
Bliss - CORRECT ANSWER Great happiness; joy
Buffoon - CORRECT ANSWER A joker who amuses with jokes and tricks, a bumbling or ridiculous person
Bulletin - CORRECT ANSWER A brief announcement of public interest; a small publication published
regularly
Burden - CORRECT ANSWER To weigh down; an oppressive load; something to be endured
Calamity - CORRECT ANSWER An event that causes great misfortune; a disaster
Capsize - CORRECT ANSWER To overturn; upset
, Carp - CORRECT ANSWER To complain
Catamaran - CORRECT ANSWER A boat with two parallel hulls; a raft of logs tied together
Climate - CORRECT ANSWER Refers to weather conditions; a condition or attitude
Collapse - CORRECT ANSWER To fall down; to fail; the complete loss of strength
Collide - CORRECT ANSWER To come or strike together in a violent manner; to disagree forcefully
Colossal - CORRECT ANSWER Enormous, gigantic; huge in size, extent or degree
Commuter - CORRECT ANSWER A person who travels from home to work and back
Compatible - CORRECT ANSWER Suitable; capable of living or existing together in agreement and
harmony
Compile - CORRECT ANSWER To gather together facts from different sources into a report or a book
Conceal - CORRECT ANSWER To keep from being seen; put out of sight; hidden
Cram - CORRECT ANSWER To force into a tight place; to study hastily
Crevice - CORRECT ANSWER A crack forming an opening
Culprit - CORRECT ANSWER A person guilty of doing something wrong
Culture - CORRECT ANSWER Products of human work at a particular time
Questions & Answers.
Abduct - CORRECT ANSWER To kidnap or carry off by force
Abound - CORRECT ANSWER To be plentiful
Acclaim - CORRECT ANSWER Enthusiastic public praise and approval
Adage - CORRECT ANSWER A short traditional saying; a proverb
Adjacent - CORRECT ANSWER Adjoining, next to; near or close
Afloat - CORRECT ANSWER A floating condition; awash, flooded
Aghast - CORRECT ANSWER Shocked; frightened, terrified; taken back
Agility - CORRECT ANSWER To move quickly and easily; nimbleness of body or mind
Allude - CORRECT ANSWER To refer to casually or indirectly
Amble - CORRECT ANSWER To walk slowly; walk with a leisurely gate
Anguish - CORRECT ANSWER Strong physical or mental pain
Aqueduct - CORRECT ANSWER A large pipe or conduit for carrying water from a distant location
,Armada - CORRECT ANSWER A big fleet of warships; also used to mean an overwhelming number of
something
Attract - CORRECT ANSWER To cause to draw near by some quality or action
Avert - CORRECT ANSWER To ward off; to turn away; to keep from happening
Awe - CORRECT ANSWER Wonder, respect, fear
Awry - CORRECT ANSWER Twisted or turned; wrong, amiss
Behoove - CORRECT ANSWER To be necessary or proper for
Belittle - CORRECT ANSWER To speak of or think of as unimportant; to put someone down
Bilk - CORRECT ANSWER To defraud, to cheat or swindle; escape paying one's debts
Bliss - CORRECT ANSWER Great happiness; joy
Buffoon - CORRECT ANSWER A joker who amuses with jokes and tricks, a bumbling or ridiculous person
Bulletin - CORRECT ANSWER A brief announcement of public interest; a small publication published
regularly
Burden - CORRECT ANSWER To weigh down; an oppressive load; something to be endured
Calamity - CORRECT ANSWER An event that causes great misfortune; a disaster
Capsize - CORRECT ANSWER To overturn; upset
, Carp - CORRECT ANSWER To complain
Catamaran - CORRECT ANSWER A boat with two parallel hulls; a raft of logs tied together
Climate - CORRECT ANSWER Refers to weather conditions; a condition or attitude
Collapse - CORRECT ANSWER To fall down; to fail; the complete loss of strength
Collide - CORRECT ANSWER To come or strike together in a violent manner; to disagree forcefully
Colossal - CORRECT ANSWER Enormous, gigantic; huge in size, extent or degree
Commuter - CORRECT ANSWER A person who travels from home to work and back
Compatible - CORRECT ANSWER Suitable; capable of living or existing together in agreement and
harmony
Compile - CORRECT ANSWER To gather together facts from different sources into a report or a book
Conceal - CORRECT ANSWER To keep from being seen; put out of sight; hidden
Cram - CORRECT ANSWER To force into a tight place; to study hastily
Crevice - CORRECT ANSWER A crack forming an opening
Culprit - CORRECT ANSWER A person guilty of doing something wrong
Culture - CORRECT ANSWER Products of human work at a particular time
