ISEE Upper Level Vocabulary (Correct Answers)
AbandonCorrect Answersleave someone who needs or counts on you
AbateCorrect Answersbecome less in amount or intensity
abbreviateCorrect Answersshorten
abductCorrect Answerstake away to an undisclosed location against their will and
usually in order to extract a ransom
abdicateCorrect Answersgive up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or
duties and obligations
abetCorrect Answersassist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
abideCorrect Answersput up with something or somebody unpleasant
abridgeCorrect Answersto shorten
absolveCorrect Answerslet off the hook
absurdCorrect Answersinconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
**abundantCorrect Answerspresent in great quantity
accelerateCorrect Answersmove faster
**acclaimCorrect Answersenthusiastic approval
acclimateCorrect Answersadjust to climate or environment; adapt
accuseCorrect Answersblame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
accustomCorrect AnswersTo make familiar
achieveCorrect Answersto gain with effort
acknowledgeCorrect Answersaccept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his
power and authority
acquitCorrect Answerspronounce not guilty of criminal charges
acridCorrect Answersharsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper
adamantCorrect Answersunyielding; firm in opinion
adaptCorrect Answersmake fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
admireCorrect Answersfeel admiration for
**admonishCorrect Answerswarn strongly
aestheticCorrect Answerspertaining to beauty
affableCorrect Answersdiffusing warmth and friendliness
affectionCorrect Answersa fond or tender feeling
affluentCorrect Answersrich, wealthy
**agendaCorrect Answersa temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
agressiveCorrect Answersquick to attack; inclined to hostile actions; assertive; bold and
energetic
agileCorrect Answersmoving quickly and lightly
agonyCorrect Answersintense feelings of suffering
allegeCorrect Answersto declare that something is true without proof
alleviateCorrect Answersprovide physical relief, as from pain
allocateCorrect Answersassign; set apart for a particular purpose
aloofCorrect Answersreserved, distant
alterCorrect Answerscause to change
**altrusticCorrect AnswersUnselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
amassCorrect Answerscollect or gather
ambiguousCorrect Answersopen to two or more interpretations
, ambushCorrect Answersa surprise attack
amendCorrect Answersto make better
**ameliorateCorrect Answersto make better
amiableCorrect Answersfriendly
amoralCorrect Answersnonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong
anologyCorrect Answerscomparison made between two things to show how they are
alike
ancestorCorrect Answerssomeone from whom you are descended (but usually more
remote than a grandparent)
angstCorrect Answersanxiety; fear; dread
anguishCorrect Answersextreme mental distress
announcementCorrect Answersa formal public statement
ancientCorrect Answersvery old
annoyCorrect Answersto bother; to make angry by repeated noise or action
anomalyCorrect Answersdeviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
anonymousCorrect Answershaving no known name or identity or known source
antecedentCorrect Answerssomething that came before
**anthologyCorrect Answersa collection of selected literary passages
antipathyCorrect Answersa feeling of intense dislike
antiquatedCorrect Answersobsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable
antithesisCorrect Answersthe direct opposite, a sharp contrast
anxiousCorrect Answersworried; concerned
**apathyCorrect Answersthe trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
apexCorrect Answersthe highest point (of something)
appraiseCorrect Answersplace a value on
apprehendCorrect Answersto seize; to arrest
archaicCorrect Answersantiquated, old, out of use
ardorCorrect Answersintense feeling of love
arouseCorrect Answersto excite or bring about
arrayCorrect Answersan impressive display
arrestCorrect Answersthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
arrogantCorrect Answershaving or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of
overbearing pride
articulateCorrect Answersexpressing yourself easily or characterized by clear
expressive language
artificialCorrect AnswersMade by human beings and not by nature
ascendCorrect Answerstravel up, "We ascended the mountain"
aspireCorrect Answershave an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
assassinateCorrect Answersto murder for political reasons
assetCorrect Answersa useful or valuable quality
assertCorrect Answersto declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
assignCorrect Answersselect something or someone for a specific purpose
assimilateCorrect Answersto absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to
adapt fully
assistCorrect Answersgive help or assistance
assuageCorrect Answersto calm
AbandonCorrect Answersleave someone who needs or counts on you
AbateCorrect Answersbecome less in amount or intensity
abbreviateCorrect Answersshorten
abductCorrect Answerstake away to an undisclosed location against their will and
usually in order to extract a ransom
abdicateCorrect Answersgive up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or
duties and obligations
abetCorrect Answersassist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
abideCorrect Answersput up with something or somebody unpleasant
abridgeCorrect Answersto shorten
absolveCorrect Answerslet off the hook
absurdCorrect Answersinconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
**abundantCorrect Answerspresent in great quantity
accelerateCorrect Answersmove faster
**acclaimCorrect Answersenthusiastic approval
acclimateCorrect Answersadjust to climate or environment; adapt
accuseCorrect Answersblame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
accustomCorrect AnswersTo make familiar
achieveCorrect Answersto gain with effort
acknowledgeCorrect Answersaccept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his
power and authority
acquitCorrect Answerspronounce not guilty of criminal charges
acridCorrect Answersharsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper
adamantCorrect Answersunyielding; firm in opinion
adaptCorrect Answersmake fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
admireCorrect Answersfeel admiration for
**admonishCorrect Answerswarn strongly
aestheticCorrect Answerspertaining to beauty
affableCorrect Answersdiffusing warmth and friendliness
affectionCorrect Answersa fond or tender feeling
affluentCorrect Answersrich, wealthy
**agendaCorrect Answersa temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
agressiveCorrect Answersquick to attack; inclined to hostile actions; assertive; bold and
energetic
agileCorrect Answersmoving quickly and lightly
agonyCorrect Answersintense feelings of suffering
allegeCorrect Answersto declare that something is true without proof
alleviateCorrect Answersprovide physical relief, as from pain
allocateCorrect Answersassign; set apart for a particular purpose
aloofCorrect Answersreserved, distant
alterCorrect Answerscause to change
**altrusticCorrect AnswersUnselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
amassCorrect Answerscollect or gather
ambiguousCorrect Answersopen to two or more interpretations
, ambushCorrect Answersa surprise attack
amendCorrect Answersto make better
**ameliorateCorrect Answersto make better
amiableCorrect Answersfriendly
amoralCorrect Answersnonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong
anologyCorrect Answerscomparison made between two things to show how they are
alike
ancestorCorrect Answerssomeone from whom you are descended (but usually more
remote than a grandparent)
angstCorrect Answersanxiety; fear; dread
anguishCorrect Answersextreme mental distress
announcementCorrect Answersa formal public statement
ancientCorrect Answersvery old
annoyCorrect Answersto bother; to make angry by repeated noise or action
anomalyCorrect Answersdeviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
anonymousCorrect Answershaving no known name or identity or known source
antecedentCorrect Answerssomething that came before
**anthologyCorrect Answersa collection of selected literary passages
antipathyCorrect Answersa feeling of intense dislike
antiquatedCorrect Answersobsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable
antithesisCorrect Answersthe direct opposite, a sharp contrast
anxiousCorrect Answersworried; concerned
**apathyCorrect Answersthe trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
apexCorrect Answersthe highest point (of something)
appraiseCorrect Answersplace a value on
apprehendCorrect Answersto seize; to arrest
archaicCorrect Answersantiquated, old, out of use
ardorCorrect Answersintense feeling of love
arouseCorrect Answersto excite or bring about
arrayCorrect Answersan impressive display
arrestCorrect Answersthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
arrogantCorrect Answershaving or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of
overbearing pride
articulateCorrect Answersexpressing yourself easily or characterized by clear
expressive language
artificialCorrect AnswersMade by human beings and not by nature
ascendCorrect Answerstravel up, "We ascended the mountain"
aspireCorrect Answershave an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
assassinateCorrect Answersto murder for political reasons
assetCorrect Answersa useful or valuable quality
assertCorrect Answersto declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
assignCorrect Answersselect something or someone for a specific purpose
assimilateCorrect Answersto absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to
adapt fully
assistCorrect Answersgive help or assistance
assuageCorrect Answersto calm
