ISEE UPPER-LEVEL VOCABULARY LIST TEST
2025
abandon - ANSWER leave someone who needs or counts on you
Abate - ANSWER become less in amount or intensity
abbreviate - ANSWER shorten
abduct - ANSWER take away to an undisclosed location against their will and
usually in order to extract a ransom
abdicate - ANSWER give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or
duties and obligations
abet - ANSWER assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
abide - ANSWER put up with something or somebody unpleasant
abridge - ANSWER to shorten
absolve - ANSWER let off the hook
absurd - ANSWER inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
,**abundant - ANSWER present in great quantity
accelerate - ANSWER move faster
**acclaim - ANSWER enthusiastic approval
acclimate - ANSWER adjust to climate or environment; adapt
accuse - ANSWER blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior
against
accustom - ANSWER To make familiar
achieve - ANSWER to gain with effort
acknowledge - ANSWER accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his
power and authority
acquit - ANSWER pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
acrid - ANSWER harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper
adamant - ANSWER unyielding; firm in opinion
adapt - ANSWER make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
,admire - ANSWER feel admiration for
**admonish - ANSWER warn strongly
aesthetic - ANSWER pertaining to beauty
affable - ANSWER diffusing warmth and friendliness
affection - ANSWER a fond or tender feeling
affluent - ANSWER rich, wealthy
**agenda - ANSWER a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended
to
agressive - ANSWER quick to attack; inclined to hostile actions; assertive;
bold and energetic
agile - ANSWER moving quickly and lightly
agony - ANSWER intense feelings of suffering
allege - ANSWER to declare that something is true without proof
alleviate - ANSWER provide physical relief, as from pain
, allocate - ANSWER assign; set apart for a particular purpose
aloof - ANSWER reserved, distant
alter - ANSWER cause to change
**altrustic - ANSWER Unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
amass - ANSWER collect or gather
ambiguous - ANSWER open to two or more interpretations
ambush - ANSWER a surprise attack
amend - ANSWER to make better
**ameliorate - ANSWER to make better
amiable - ANSWER friendly
amoral - ANSWER nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong
anology - ANSWER comparison made between two things to show how they
are alike
2025
abandon - ANSWER leave someone who needs or counts on you
Abate - ANSWER become less in amount or intensity
abbreviate - ANSWER shorten
abduct - ANSWER take away to an undisclosed location against their will and
usually in order to extract a ransom
abdicate - ANSWER give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or
duties and obligations
abet - ANSWER assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
abide - ANSWER put up with something or somebody unpleasant
abridge - ANSWER to shorten
absolve - ANSWER let off the hook
absurd - ANSWER inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
,**abundant - ANSWER present in great quantity
accelerate - ANSWER move faster
**acclaim - ANSWER enthusiastic approval
acclimate - ANSWER adjust to climate or environment; adapt
accuse - ANSWER blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior
against
accustom - ANSWER To make familiar
achieve - ANSWER to gain with effort
acknowledge - ANSWER accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his
power and authority
acquit - ANSWER pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
acrid - ANSWER harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper
adamant - ANSWER unyielding; firm in opinion
adapt - ANSWER make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
,admire - ANSWER feel admiration for
**admonish - ANSWER warn strongly
aesthetic - ANSWER pertaining to beauty
affable - ANSWER diffusing warmth and friendliness
affection - ANSWER a fond or tender feeling
affluent - ANSWER rich, wealthy
**agenda - ANSWER a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended
to
agressive - ANSWER quick to attack; inclined to hostile actions; assertive;
bold and energetic
agile - ANSWER moving quickly and lightly
agony - ANSWER intense feelings of suffering
allege - ANSWER to declare that something is true without proof
alleviate - ANSWER provide physical relief, as from pain
, allocate - ANSWER assign; set apart for a particular purpose
aloof - ANSWER reserved, distant
alter - ANSWER cause to change
**altrustic - ANSWER Unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
amass - ANSWER collect or gather
ambiguous - ANSWER open to two or more interpretations
ambush - ANSWER a surprise attack
amend - ANSWER to make better
**ameliorate - ANSWER to make better
amiable - ANSWER friendly
amoral - ANSWER nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong
anology - ANSWER comparison made between two things to show how they
are alike
