ISEE Vocabulary Lower Level (Correct Answers)
Abode Correct Answersthe place where one lives; home
abroad Correct Answersin a foreign country
absurd Correct Answersridiculous
abundant Correct Answerspresent in great quantity
accompany Correct Answersbe a companion to somebody
affection Correct Answersa positive feeling of liking
aloft Correct Answersat or to great height
altitude Correct Answerselevation especially above sea level or above the earth's
surface
anguish Correct Answersextreme distress of body or mind
anonymous Correct Answersnameless
antagonist Correct Answersopponent
antic Correct Answersact as or like a clown
apathy Correct Answersan absence of emotion or enthusiasm
apparel Correct Answersclothing in general
apprehensive Correct Answersfearful or anxious, especially about the future
arid Correct Answerslacking sufficient water or rainfall
aroma Correct Answersa distinctive odor that is pleasant
astound Correct Answersamaze, stun
awe Correct Answersan overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
banquet Correct Answersa meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
benevolent Correct Answersgenerous in providing aid to others
blatant Correct Answersobvious
bluster Correct Answersvain and empty boasting
boycott Correct Answersrefuse to sponsor
brawl Correct Answersa noisy fight in a crowd
bungle Correct Answersspoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly
campaign Correct Answersseveral related operations aimed at achieving a particular
goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
captivate Correct Answersattract
captive Correct Answersin captivity
catastrophe Correct Answersan event resulting in great loss and misfortune
chorus Correct Answerssing in a choir
clasp Correct Answersthe act of grasping
coincide Correct Answershappen simultaneously
commend Correct Answersexpress approval of
compel Correct Answersforce or compel somebody to do something
compensate Correct Answersto make up for; to repay for services
compose Correct Answersput together out of existing material
consent Correct Answerspermission to do something
conspicuous Correct Answersobvious to the eye or mind
controversy Correct Answersdispute; debate; quarrel
cordial Correct Answerssincerely or intensely felt
corrode Correct Answerscause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
, custody Correct Answersholding by the police
deceive Correct Answersbe false to
declare Correct Answersannounce publicly or officially
deft Correct Answersquick and skillful in movement
delude Correct Answersto mislead; to fool
deplete Correct Answersuse up (resources or materials)
deprive Correct Answerstake away
detain Correct Answersstop or halt
detriment Correct Answersharm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of
harm, injury, loss, or damage
diligent Correct Answershardworking, industrious, not lazy
discreet Correct Answerscareful about what one says or does
dissolve Correct Answerslose control emotionally
domesticate Correct Answersto tame animals and plants for human use
dwell Correct Answerscome back to
eclipse Correct Answersexceed in importance
ecstasy Correct Answersextreme happiness
elated Correct Answersfull of high-spirited delight
elicit Correct Answersto draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another
person)
eloquent Correct Answerswell-spoken; expressive; articulate
elude Correct Answersescape, either physically or mentally
emit Correct Answersgive off, send forth, or discharge
endanger Correct Answersin danger of being threatened
engross Correct Answersoccupy fully; absorb
envelop Correct Answersto enclose or surround
exaggerate Correct Answersto overstate, magnify, inflate
exasperate Correct Answersmake furious
excel Correct Answersto do well; to be better or greater than others
exhilaration Correct Answersexcitement; a state of elation
expedition Correct Answersa journey taken for pleasure
exterminate Correct Answersdestroy completely, as if down to the roots
extraordinary Correct Answersfar more than usual or expected
exult Correct Answersfeel extreme happiness or elation
fatality Correct Answersthe quality of being able to cause death or fatal disasters
fatigue Correct Answerstemporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard
physical or mental work
ferry Correct Answerstransport by boat or aircraft
feud Correct Answersa bitter, long-term quarrel; to fight or quarrel with
fiber Correct Answersa leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or
cloth
flammable Correct Answerspossible to burn
flaw Correct Answersa slight fault, defect, crack
frigid Correct Answersextremely cold
function Correct Answersto serve a purpose
fuse Correct Answersmix together different elements
Abode Correct Answersthe place where one lives; home
abroad Correct Answersin a foreign country
absurd Correct Answersridiculous
abundant Correct Answerspresent in great quantity
accompany Correct Answersbe a companion to somebody
affection Correct Answersa positive feeling of liking
aloft Correct Answersat or to great height
altitude Correct Answerselevation especially above sea level or above the earth's
surface
anguish Correct Answersextreme distress of body or mind
anonymous Correct Answersnameless
antagonist Correct Answersopponent
antic Correct Answersact as or like a clown
apathy Correct Answersan absence of emotion or enthusiasm
apparel Correct Answersclothing in general
apprehensive Correct Answersfearful or anxious, especially about the future
arid Correct Answerslacking sufficient water or rainfall
aroma Correct Answersa distinctive odor that is pleasant
astound Correct Answersamaze, stun
awe Correct Answersan overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
banquet Correct Answersa meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
benevolent Correct Answersgenerous in providing aid to others
blatant Correct Answersobvious
bluster Correct Answersvain and empty boasting
boycott Correct Answersrefuse to sponsor
brawl Correct Answersa noisy fight in a crowd
bungle Correct Answersspoil by behaving clumsily or foolishly
campaign Correct Answersseveral related operations aimed at achieving a particular
goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
captivate Correct Answersattract
captive Correct Answersin captivity
catastrophe Correct Answersan event resulting in great loss and misfortune
chorus Correct Answerssing in a choir
clasp Correct Answersthe act of grasping
coincide Correct Answershappen simultaneously
commend Correct Answersexpress approval of
compel Correct Answersforce or compel somebody to do something
compensate Correct Answersto make up for; to repay for services
compose Correct Answersput together out of existing material
consent Correct Answerspermission to do something
conspicuous Correct Answersobvious to the eye or mind
controversy Correct Answersdispute; debate; quarrel
cordial Correct Answerssincerely or intensely felt
corrode Correct Answerscause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
, custody Correct Answersholding by the police
deceive Correct Answersbe false to
declare Correct Answersannounce publicly or officially
deft Correct Answersquick and skillful in movement
delude Correct Answersto mislead; to fool
deplete Correct Answersuse up (resources or materials)
deprive Correct Answerstake away
detain Correct Answersstop or halt
detriment Correct Answersharm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of
harm, injury, loss, or damage
diligent Correct Answershardworking, industrious, not lazy
discreet Correct Answerscareful about what one says or does
dissolve Correct Answerslose control emotionally
domesticate Correct Answersto tame animals and plants for human use
dwell Correct Answerscome back to
eclipse Correct Answersexceed in importance
ecstasy Correct Answersextreme happiness
elated Correct Answersfull of high-spirited delight
elicit Correct Answersto draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another
person)
eloquent Correct Answerswell-spoken; expressive; articulate
elude Correct Answersescape, either physically or mentally
emit Correct Answersgive off, send forth, or discharge
endanger Correct Answersin danger of being threatened
engross Correct Answersoccupy fully; absorb
envelop Correct Answersto enclose or surround
exaggerate Correct Answersto overstate, magnify, inflate
exasperate Correct Answersmake furious
excel Correct Answersto do well; to be better or greater than others
exhilaration Correct Answersexcitement; a state of elation
expedition Correct Answersa journey taken for pleasure
exterminate Correct Answersdestroy completely, as if down to the roots
extraordinary Correct Answersfar more than usual or expected
exult Correct Answersfeel extreme happiness or elation
fatality Correct Answersthe quality of being able to cause death or fatal disasters
fatigue Correct Answerstemporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard
physical or mental work
ferry Correct Answerstransport by boat or aircraft
feud Correct Answersa bitter, long-term quarrel; to fight or quarrel with
fiber Correct Answersa leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or
cloth
flammable Correct Answerspossible to burn
flaw Correct Answersa slight fault, defect, crack
frigid Correct Answersextremely cold
function Correct Answersto serve a purpose
fuse Correct Answersmix together different elements
