ISEE Group 3 Vocab

Question 1

abdicate

Answer 1

give up powers or duties

Question 2

adversity

Answer 2

hardship and suffering

Question 3

alacrity

Answer 3

brisk and cheerful readiness

Question 4

animosity

Answer 4

hostility towards something

Question 5

asylum

Answer 5

shelter or protection from harm

Question 6

bombastic

Answer 6

sounds impressive but means little

Question 7

conundrum

Answer 7

confusing and difficult problems

Question 8

delectable

Answer 8

delicious or delightful

Question 9

distraught

Answer 9

deeply upset and agitated

Question 10

embed

Answer 10

fix firmly into something

Question 11

estrange

Answer 11

alienate someone from a relationship

Question 12

feign

Answer 12

pretend to be affected by a thing

Question 13

goad

Answer 13

provoke or annoy someone to act

Question 14

hypocrytical

Answer 14

engaging in same act one condemns

Question 15

inane

Answer 15

silly, foolish, or stupid

Question 16

iniquitos

Answer 16

grossly unfair and morally wrong

Question 17

itinerant

Answer 17

moving from place to place

Question 18

liturgy

Answer 18

ritual, worship, or observance

Question 19

mince

Answer 19

moderate for the sake of politeness

Question 20

obdurate

Answer 20

stubborn and unbending

Question 21

parable

Answer 21

short story illustrating a moral

Question 22

pretentious

Answer 22

acting better than one actually is

Question 23

punctilious

Answer 23

showing great attention to detail

Question 24

quail

Answer 24

shrink back in fear from something

Question 25

repreimand

Answer 25

officially scold or admonish

Question 26

satire

Answer 26

expose foolishness through mockery

Question 27

squelch

Answer 27

crush, put down, silence, or inhibit

Question 28

surreptitous

Answer 28

kept secret due to inappropriateness

Question 29

trepidation

Answer 29

feeling of fear or agitation

Question 30

verdant

Answer 30

green or rich with vegetation