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ISEE Practice Test Vocabulary Terms and
Definitons
affable - ANSWER✔✔-(adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
gullible - ANSWER✔✔-easily cheated or fooled
distraught - ANSWER✔✔-(adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
imperil - ANSWER✔✔-endanger; jeopardize
ascribe - ANSWER✔✔-(v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute
parry - ANSWER✔✔-(v.) to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; (n.) a defensive movement in fencing
and other sports
fallacy - ANSWER✔✔-a false or mistaken idea
farce - ANSWER✔✔-A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness,
although it may have a serious, scornful purpose.
poignant - ANSWER✔✔-emotionally moving
tedious - ANSWER✔✔-too long, slow, or dull: tiresome or monotonous.
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insurrection - ANSWER✔✔-a violent uprising against an authority or government
mutiny - ANSWER✔✔-Open rebellion against authority
facsimile - ANSWER✔✔-a copy or imitation
voucher - ANSWER✔✔-An authorization form prepared for each payment in a voucher system.
bulwark - ANSWER✔✔-(n.) a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense; (v.) to
provide such defense or protection
felicity - ANSWER✔✔-happiness
propriety - ANSWER✔✔-the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs
entreat - ANSWER✔✔-to beg, implore, ask earnestly
implore - ANSWER✔✔-to beg earnestly for
surmise - ANSWER✔✔-(v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or
guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof
simulate - ANSWER✔✔-to imitate
feign - ANSWER✔✔-to pretend
rouse - ANSWER✔✔-to wake or provoke
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ISEE Practice Test Vocabulary Terms and
Definitons
affable - ANSWER✔✔-(adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
gullible - ANSWER✔✔-easily cheated or fooled
distraught - ANSWER✔✔-(adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict
imperil - ANSWER✔✔-endanger; jeopardize
ascribe - ANSWER✔✔-(v.) to assign or refer to (as a cause or source), attribute
parry - ANSWER✔✔-(v.) to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; (n.) a defensive movement in fencing
and other sports
fallacy - ANSWER✔✔-a false or mistaken idea
farce - ANSWER✔✔-A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness,
although it may have a serious, scornful purpose.
poignant - ANSWER✔✔-emotionally moving
tedious - ANSWER✔✔-too long, slow, or dull: tiresome or monotonous.
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insurrection - ANSWER✔✔-a violent uprising against an authority or government
mutiny - ANSWER✔✔-Open rebellion against authority
facsimile - ANSWER✔✔-a copy or imitation
voucher - ANSWER✔✔-An authorization form prepared for each payment in a voucher system.
bulwark - ANSWER✔✔-(n.) a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense; (v.) to
provide such defense or protection
felicity - ANSWER✔✔-happiness
propriety - ANSWER✔✔-the quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs
entreat - ANSWER✔✔-to beg, implore, ask earnestly
implore - ANSWER✔✔-to beg earnestly for
surmise - ANSWER✔✔-(v.) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or
guess; (n.) likely idea that lacks definite proof
simulate - ANSWER✔✔-to imitate
feign - ANSWER✔✔-to pretend
rouse - ANSWER✔✔-to wake or provoke
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