ISEE Middle Level Vocabulary rated A
Abduct - To kidnap or carry off by force
Abound - To be plentiful
Acclaim - Enthusiastic public praise and approval
Adage - A short traditional saying; a proverb
Adjacent - Adjoining, next to; near or close
Afloat - A floating condition; awash, flooded
Aghast - Shocked; frightened, terrified; taken back
Agility - To move quickly and easily; nimbleness of body or mind
Allude - To refer to casually or indirectly
Amble - To walk slowly; walk with a leisurely gate
,ISEE Middle Level Vocabulary rated A
Anguish - Strong physical or mental pain
Aqueduct - A large pipe or conduit for carrying water from a distant location
Armada - A big fleet of warships; also used to mean an overwhelming number of
something
Attract - To cause to draw near by some quality or action
Avert - To ward off; to turn away; to keep from happening
Awe - Wonder, respect, fear
Awry - Twisted or turned; wrong, amiss
Behoove - To be necessary or proper for
Belittle - To speak of or think of as unimportant; to put someone down
, ISEE Middle Level Vocabulary rated A
Bilk - To defraud, to cheat or swindle; escape paying one's debts
Bliss - Great happiness; joy
Buffoon - A joker who amuses with jokes and tricks, a bumbling or ridiculous
person
Bulletin - A brief announcement of public interest; a small publication published
regularly
Burden - To weigh down; an oppressive load; something to be endured
Calamity - An event that causes great misfortune; a disaster
Capsize - To overturn; upset
Carp - To complain
Catamaran - A boat with two parallel hulls; a raft of logs tied together
Abduct - To kidnap or carry off by force
Abound - To be plentiful
Acclaim - Enthusiastic public praise and approval
Adage - A short traditional saying; a proverb
Adjacent - Adjoining, next to; near or close
Afloat - A floating condition; awash, flooded
Aghast - Shocked; frightened, terrified; taken back
Agility - To move quickly and easily; nimbleness of body or mind
Allude - To refer to casually or indirectly
Amble - To walk slowly; walk with a leisurely gate
,ISEE Middle Level Vocabulary rated A
Anguish - Strong physical or mental pain
Aqueduct - A large pipe or conduit for carrying water from a distant location
Armada - A big fleet of warships; also used to mean an overwhelming number of
something
Attract - To cause to draw near by some quality or action
Avert - To ward off; to turn away; to keep from happening
Awe - Wonder, respect, fear
Awry - Twisted or turned; wrong, amiss
Behoove - To be necessary or proper for
Belittle - To speak of or think of as unimportant; to put someone down
, ISEE Middle Level Vocabulary rated A
Bilk - To defraud, to cheat or swindle; escape paying one's debts
Bliss - Great happiness; joy
Buffoon - A joker who amuses with jokes and tricks, a bumbling or ridiculous
person
Bulletin - A brief announcement of public interest; a small publication published
regularly
Burden - To weigh down; an oppressive load; something to be endured
Calamity - An event that causes great misfortune; a disaster
Capsize - To overturn; upset
Carp - To complain
Catamaran - A boat with two parallel hulls; a raft of logs tied together
