ISEE Upper Level Vocabulary UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
abjure - CORRECT ANSWER - solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)
ambivalent - CORRECT ANSWER - having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about
something or someone
assiduous - CORRECT ANSWER - persistent, attentive, diligent
asinine - CORRECT ANSWER - extremely stupid or foolish
anachronistic - CORRECT ANSWER - chronologically misplaced
apathetic - CORRECT ANSWER - showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern
avarice - CORRECT ANSWER - greed; desire for wealth
aspersion - CORRECT ANSWER - an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or
something
anodyne - CORRECT ANSWER - not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive,
often deliberately so
bureaucratic - CORRECT ANSWER - relating to the business of running an organization,
or government
buoyant - CORRECT ANSWER - cheerful
, curtail - CORRECT ANSWER - To cut short or reduce
clandestine - CORRECT ANSWER - (adj.) secret, concealed; underhanded
consternation - CORRECT ANSWER - feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at
something unexpected
complacent - CORRECT ANSWER - self-satisfied; smug
congruence - CORRECT ANSWER - agreement, harmony
dolorous - CORRECT ANSWER - exhibiting sorrow or pain
dissonance - CORRECT ANSWER - lack of agreement or harmony
desultory - CORRECT ANSWER - lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
demagogue - CORRECT ANSWER - a leader who appeals to citizens' emotions to obtain
power
disparge - CORRECT ANSWER - to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue
debilitate - CORRECT ANSWER - to make weak or feeble
endorse - CORRECT ANSWER - declare one's public approval or support of
elucidate - CORRECT ANSWER - to clarify, explain
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
abjure - CORRECT ANSWER - solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)
ambivalent - CORRECT ANSWER - having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about
something or someone
assiduous - CORRECT ANSWER - persistent, attentive, diligent
asinine - CORRECT ANSWER - extremely stupid or foolish
anachronistic - CORRECT ANSWER - chronologically misplaced
apathetic - CORRECT ANSWER - showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern
avarice - CORRECT ANSWER - greed; desire for wealth
aspersion - CORRECT ANSWER - an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or
something
anodyne - CORRECT ANSWER - not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive,
often deliberately so
bureaucratic - CORRECT ANSWER - relating to the business of running an organization,
or government
buoyant - CORRECT ANSWER - cheerful
, curtail - CORRECT ANSWER - To cut short or reduce
clandestine - CORRECT ANSWER - (adj.) secret, concealed; underhanded
consternation - CORRECT ANSWER - feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at
something unexpected
complacent - CORRECT ANSWER - self-satisfied; smug
congruence - CORRECT ANSWER - agreement, harmony
dolorous - CORRECT ANSWER - exhibiting sorrow or pain
dissonance - CORRECT ANSWER - lack of agreement or harmony
desultory - CORRECT ANSWER - lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
demagogue - CORRECT ANSWER - a leader who appeals to citizens' emotions to obtain
power
disparge - CORRECT ANSWER - to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue
debilitate - CORRECT ANSWER - to make weak or feeble
endorse - CORRECT ANSWER - declare one's public approval or support of
elucidate - CORRECT ANSWER - to clarify, explain
