NEW 2025 ISEE MIDDLE LEVEL VOCABULARY
Abduct - ANSWER To kidnap or carry off by force
Abound - ANSWER To be plentiful
Acclaim - ANSWER Enthusiastic public praise and approval
Adage - ANSWER A short traditional saying; a proverb
Adjacent - ANSWER Adjoining, next to; near or close
Afloat - ANSWER A floating condition; awash, flooded
Aghast - ANSWER Shocked; frightened, terrified; taken back
Agility - ANSWER To move quickly and easily; nimbleness of body or mind
Allude - ANSWER To refer to casually or indirectly
Amble - ANSWER To walk slowly; walk with a leisurely gate
Anguish - ANSWER Strong physical or mental pain
,Aqueduct - ANSWER A large pipe or conduit for carrying water from a
distant location
Armada - ANSWER A great fleet of warships; also used to mean an
overwhelming number of something
Attract - ANSWER To cause to draw near by some quality or action
Avert - ANSWER To ward off; to turn away; to keep from happening
Awe - ANSWER Wonder, respect, fear
Awry - ANSWER Twisted or turned; wrong, amiss
Behoove - ANSWER To be necessary or proper for
Belittle - ANSWER To speak of or think of as unimportant; to put someone
down
Bilk - ANSWER To defraud, to cheat or swindle; escape paying one's debts
Bliss - ANSWER Great happiness; joy
Buffoon - ANSWER A joker who amuses with jokes and tricks, a bumbling or
ridiculous person
, Bulletin - ANSWER A brief announcement of public interest; a small
publication published regularly
Burden - ANSWER To weigh down; an oppressive load; something to be
endured
Calamity - ANSWER An event that causes great misfortune; a disaster
Capsize - ANSWER To overturn; upset
Carp - ANSWER To complain
Catamaran - ANSWER A boat with two parallel hulls; a raft of logs tied
together
Climate - ANSWER Refers to weather conditions; a condition or attitude
Collapse - ANSWER To fall down; to fail; the complete loss of strength
Collide - ANSWER To come or strike together in a violent manner; to
disagree forcefully
Colossal - ANSWER Very large; enormous, gigantic; huge in size, extent or
degree
Commuter - ANSWER A person who travels from home to work and back
Abduct - ANSWER To kidnap or carry off by force
Abound - ANSWER To be plentiful
Acclaim - ANSWER Enthusiastic public praise and approval
Adage - ANSWER A short traditional saying; a proverb
Adjacent - ANSWER Adjoining, next to; near or close
Afloat - ANSWER A floating condition; awash, flooded
Aghast - ANSWER Shocked; frightened, terrified; taken back
Agility - ANSWER To move quickly and easily; nimbleness of body or mind
Allude - ANSWER To refer to casually or indirectly
Amble - ANSWER To walk slowly; walk with a leisurely gate
Anguish - ANSWER Strong physical or mental pain
,Aqueduct - ANSWER A large pipe or conduit for carrying water from a
distant location
Armada - ANSWER A great fleet of warships; also used to mean an
overwhelming number of something
Attract - ANSWER To cause to draw near by some quality or action
Avert - ANSWER To ward off; to turn away; to keep from happening
Awe - ANSWER Wonder, respect, fear
Awry - ANSWER Twisted or turned; wrong, amiss
Behoove - ANSWER To be necessary or proper for
Belittle - ANSWER To speak of or think of as unimportant; to put someone
down
Bilk - ANSWER To defraud, to cheat or swindle; escape paying one's debts
Bliss - ANSWER Great happiness; joy
Buffoon - ANSWER A joker who amuses with jokes and tricks, a bumbling or
ridiculous person
, Bulletin - ANSWER A brief announcement of public interest; a small
publication published regularly
Burden - ANSWER To weigh down; an oppressive load; something to be
endured
Calamity - ANSWER An event that causes great misfortune; a disaster
Capsize - ANSWER To overturn; upset
Carp - ANSWER To complain
Catamaran - ANSWER A boat with two parallel hulls; a raft of logs tied
together
Climate - ANSWER Refers to weather conditions; a condition or attitude
Collapse - ANSWER To fall down; to fail; the complete loss of strength
Collide - ANSWER To come or strike together in a violent manner; to
disagree forcefully
Colossal - ANSWER Very large; enormous, gigantic; huge in size, extent or
degree
Commuter - ANSWER A person who travels from home to work and back
