ISEE Upper Level VOCABULARY LIST With Complete Solutions

ISEE Upper Level VOCABULARY LIST With Complete
Solutions

abandon |- |ANSWERleave |someone |who |needs |or |counts |on |you



Abate |- |ANSWERbecome |less |in |amount |or |intensity



abbreviate |- ||ANSWERshorten



abduct |- ||ANSWERtake |away |to |an |undisclosed |location |against |their |will |and |usually |in |order |to
||extract ||a ||ransom




abdicate |- |ANSWERgive |up, |such |as |power, |as |of |monarchs |and |emperors, |or |duties ||and |obligations



abet |- |ANSWERassist |or |encourage, |usually |in |some |wrongdoing



abide |- |ANSWERput |up |with |something |or |somebody |unpleasant



abridge |- |ANSWERto |shorten



absolve |- |ANSWERlet |off |the ||hook



absurd |- |ANSWERinconsistent |with |reason |or |logic |or |common |sense



**abundant |- |ANSWERpresent |in |great |quantity



accelerate |- |ANSWERmove |faster

,**acclaim |- |ANSWERenthusiastic |approval



acclimate |- |ANSWERadjust |to |climate |or |environment; |adapt



accuse |- |ANSWERblame |for, |make |a |claim |of |wrongdoing |or |misbehavior |against



accustom |- |ANSWERTo |make |familiar



achieve |- ||ANSWERto |gain |with |effort



acknowledge |- |ANSWERaccept |(someone) |to |be |what |is |claimed |or |accept |his |power |and |authority



acquit |- |ANSWERpronounce |not |guilty |of |criminal |charges



acrid |- ||ANSWERharsh |in |taste |or |odor; |sharp |in |manner |or |temper



adamant |- |ANSWERunyielding; |firm |in |opinion



adapt |- |ANSWERmake |fit |for, |or |change |to |suit |a |new |purpose



admire |- |ANSWERfeel |admiration |for



**admonish |- |ANSWERwarn |strongly



aesthetic |- |ANSWERpertaining |to |beauty



affable |- |ANSWERdiffusing |warmth |and |friendliness

,affection |- ||ANSWERa |fond |or |tender |feeling



affluent |- |ANSWERrich, |wealthy



**agenda |- |ANSWERa |temporally |organized |plan |for |matters |to |be |attended |to



agressive |- |ANSWERquick |to |attack; |inclined |to |hostile |actions; |assertive; |bold |and |energetic



agile |- |ANSWERmoving |quickly |and |lightly



agony |- |ANSWERintense |feelings |of |suffering



allege |- |ANSWERto |declare |that |something |is |true |without |proof



alleviate |- |ANSWERprovide |physical |relief, |as |from |pain



allocate |- |ANSWERassign; |set |apart |for |a |particular |purpose



aloof |- |ANSWERreserved, |distant



alter |- |ANSWERcause |to |change



**altrustic |- |ANSWERUnselfish, |concerned |with |the |welfare |of |others



amass |- |ANSWERcollect |or |gather

, ambiguous |- |ANSWERopen |to |two |or |more |interpretations



ambush |- |ANSWERa |surprise |attack



amend |- |ANSWERto |make |better



**ameliorate |- |ANSWERto |make |better



amiable ||- ||ANSWERfriendly



amoral |- |ANSWERnonmoral; |having |no |understanding |of |right |and |wrong



anology |- |ANSWERcomparison |made |between |two |things |to |show |how |they |are |alike



ancestor |- |ANSWERsomeone |from |whom |you |are |descended |(but |usually |more |remote |than |a
||grandparent)




angst |- |ANSWERanxiety; |fear; |dread



anguish |- |ANSWERextreme |mental |distress



announcement |- |ANSWERa |formal |public |statement



ancient |- |ANSWERvery |old



annoy |- |ANSWERto |bother; |to |make |angry |by |repeated |noise |or |action