ISEE Upper Level VOCABULARY
LIST EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
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
ancestor - ANSWER✔✔-someone from whom you are descended (but usually more
remote than a grandparent)
angst - ANSWER✔✔-anxiety; fear; dread
anguish - ANSWER✔✔-extreme mental distress
announcement - ANSWER✔✔-a formal public statement
ancient - ANSWER✔✔-very old
annoy - ANSWER✔✔-to bother; to make angry by repeated noise or action
anomaly - ANSWER✔✔-deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
LIST EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
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
ancestor - ANSWER✔✔-someone from whom you are descended (but usually more
remote than a grandparent)
angst - ANSWER✔✔-anxiety; fear; dread
anguish - ANSWER✔✔-extreme mental distress
announcement - ANSWER✔✔-a formal public statement
ancient - ANSWER✔✔-very old
annoy - ANSWER✔✔-to bother; to make angry by repeated noise or action
anomaly - ANSWER✔✔-deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
