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