ISEE Upper Level VOCABULARY LIST
***overwrought - ------------ANS: extremely nervous or excited
**abundant - ------------ANS: present in great quantity
**acclaim - ------------ANS: enthusiastic approval
**admonish - ------------ANS: warn strongly
**agenda - ------------ANS: a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
**altruistic - ------------ANS: Unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
**ameliorate - ------------ANS: to make better
**anthology - ------------ANS: a collection of selected literary passages
**apathy - ------------ANS: the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things
generally
**brevity - ------------ANS: brief in duration, does not last long
**cater - ------------ANS: to satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy and
pleasant; to supply food and service
,**chronic - ------------ANS: long in duration (e.g., a chronic illness)
**compassion - ------------ANS: deep awareness of the suffering of another
**contemptuous - ------------ANS: scornful
**contrite - ------------ANS: feeling regret or sorrow
**depict - ------------ANS: to represent
**epitome - ------------ANS: a representation of , a standard or typical example
**equity - ------------ANS: conformity with rules or standards; the state of being fair
**esoteric - ------------ANS: intended for a small group
**fathom - ------------ANS: to understand
**foster - ------------ANS: to bring up or nurture
**hinder - ------------ANS: to get in the way of, block progress
**irony - ------------ANS: a difference between what is expected and what actually
occurs
,**mannequin - ------------ANS: life sized statue of a human
**necessitates - ------------ANS: to require or compel
**opaque - ------------ANS: not letting light through
**palpable - ------------ANS: able to be touched or felt
**permanence - ------------ANS: permanent, forever
**perpetuate - ------------ANS: to make permanent or long lasting
**personify - ------------ANS: to represent, attribute human qualities to something
**renown - ------------ANS: fame, state of being well known and honored
**scorn - ------------ANS: Contempt or disdain (worthlessness) felt toward a person or
object considered despicable or unworthy
**slight - ------------ANS: small in size or amount
**solitary - ------------ANS: alone
**testify - ------------ANS: to speak out, or declare the truth
, **transitory - ------------ANS: temporary
**utterly - ------------ANS: completely, entirely... (I am utterly horrified by Max
appearance in the morning)
**venerate - ------------ANS: to respect someone or something
**vibrant - ------------ANS: full of energy
abandon - ------------ANS: leave someone who needs or counts on you
Abate - ------------ANS: become less in amount or intensity
abbreviate - ------------ANS: shorten
abdicate - ------------ANS: give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or
duties and obligations
abduct - ------------ANS: take away to an undisclosed location against their will and
usually in order to extract a ransom
abet - ------------ANS: assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
abide - ------------ANS: put up with something or somebody unpleasant
abridge - ------------ANS: to shorten
***overwrought - ------------ANS: extremely nervous or excited
**abundant - ------------ANS: present in great quantity
**acclaim - ------------ANS: enthusiastic approval
**admonish - ------------ANS: warn strongly
**agenda - ------------ANS: a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
**altruistic - ------------ANS: Unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others
**ameliorate - ------------ANS: to make better
**anthology - ------------ANS: a collection of selected literary passages
**apathy - ------------ANS: the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things
generally
**brevity - ------------ANS: brief in duration, does not last long
**cater - ------------ANS: to satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy and
pleasant; to supply food and service
,**chronic - ------------ANS: long in duration (e.g., a chronic illness)
**compassion - ------------ANS: deep awareness of the suffering of another
**contemptuous - ------------ANS: scornful
**contrite - ------------ANS: feeling regret or sorrow
**depict - ------------ANS: to represent
**epitome - ------------ANS: a representation of , a standard or typical example
**equity - ------------ANS: conformity with rules or standards; the state of being fair
**esoteric - ------------ANS: intended for a small group
**fathom - ------------ANS: to understand
**foster - ------------ANS: to bring up or nurture
**hinder - ------------ANS: to get in the way of, block progress
**irony - ------------ANS: a difference between what is expected and what actually
occurs
,**mannequin - ------------ANS: life sized statue of a human
**necessitates - ------------ANS: to require or compel
**opaque - ------------ANS: not letting light through
**palpable - ------------ANS: able to be touched or felt
**permanence - ------------ANS: permanent, forever
**perpetuate - ------------ANS: to make permanent or long lasting
**personify - ------------ANS: to represent, attribute human qualities to something
**renown - ------------ANS: fame, state of being well known and honored
**scorn - ------------ANS: Contempt or disdain (worthlessness) felt toward a person or
object considered despicable or unworthy
**slight - ------------ANS: small in size or amount
**solitary - ------------ANS: alone
**testify - ------------ANS: to speak out, or declare the truth
, **transitory - ------------ANS: temporary
**utterly - ------------ANS: completely, entirely... (I am utterly horrified by Max
appearance in the morning)
**venerate - ------------ANS: to respect someone or something
**vibrant - ------------ANS: full of energy
abandon - ------------ANS: leave someone who needs or counts on you
Abate - ------------ANS: become less in amount or intensity
abbreviate - ------------ANS: shorten
abdicate - ------------ANS: give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or
duties and obligations
abduct - ------------ANS: take away to an undisclosed location against their will and
usually in order to extract a ransom
abet - ------------ANS: assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
abide - ------------ANS: put up with something or somebody unpleasant
abridge - ------------ANS: to shorten
