ISEE Middle Word Bank A-C

Question 1

acknowledge

Answer 1

accept the truth of

Question 2

adhesive

Answer 2

sticky or a sticky substance

Question 3

aggravate

Answer 3

make a problem worse

Question 4

ail

Answer 4

to trouble

Question 5

aimless

Answer 5

without purpose or direction

Question 6

alarmed

Answer 6

worried, distressed

Question 7

assert

Answer 7

to state a fact with confidence

Question 8

assured

Answer 8

confident

Question 9

benign

Answer 9

harmless, gentle

Question 10

abbreviation

Answer 10

a shortened form of a word or phrase

Question 11

abrupt

Answer 11

sudden and unexpected

Question 12

accord

Answer 12

agreement or harmony

Question 13

adamant

Answer 13

refusing to be persuaded or change one’s mind

Question 14

adapt

Answer 14

adjust to new conditions

Question 15

affiliation

Answer 15

a connection

Question 16

aggregate

Answer 16

total

Question 17

agile

Answer 17

move quickly and easily

Question 18

akin

Answer 18

similar

Question 19

ambiguous

Answer 19

having a double meaning

Question 20

ambivalent

Answer 20

having mixed feelings

Question 21

amorphous

Answer 21

without a clearly defined shape

Question 22

analyze

Answer 22

examine carefully

Question 23

anguish

Answer 23

severe pain or suffering

Question 24

annex

Answer 24

to add onto

Question 25

abrupt

Answer 25

sudden and unexpected

Question 26

anxious

Answer 26

worried, nervous

Question 27

aspiration

Answer 27

hope of achieving something

Question 28

assent

Answer 28

expression of approval

Question 29

assess

Answer 29

to evaluate

Question 30

barrage

Answer 30

concentrated attack, usually with many things (i.e. bullets, words, etc.)

Question 31

barren

Answer 31

empty of meaning or value

Question 32

bashful

Answer 32

shy

Question 33

bastion

Answer 33

a fortress

Question 34

brash

Answer 34

confident in a rude, loud way

Question 35

brazen

Answer 35

bold and without shame

Question 36

coerce

Answer 36

persuade someone to do something using force or threats

Question 37

commodities

Answer 37

goods to be bought and sold

Question 38

compel

Answer 38

force someone to do something

Question 39

comprehensive

Answer 39

complete; including everything

Question 40

concise

Answer 40

a lot of information in only a few clear words

Question 41

condone

Answer 41

accept and allow to continue

Question 42

blunt

Answer 42

not sharp / make less sharp

Question 43

brittle

Answer 43

hard but breaks easily

Question 44

censor

Answer 44

to cut out unacceptable parts of something / someone who does this

Question 45

condescending

Answer 45

show feelings of superiority / show that you think you’re better than another person

Question 46

confine

Answer 46

restrict someone within certain limits

Question 47

contented

Answer 47

happy and at ease

Question 48

contradiction

Answer 48

combination of things that oppose one another (example: the wheel is square)

Question 49

cunning

Answer 49

crafty, sneaky, sly

Question 50

confer

Answer 50

to give a title, degree, or benefit

Question 51

conform

Answer 51

behave according to acceptable standards

Question 52

congenial

Answer 52

pleasant because similar to you

Question 53

consensus

Answer 53

general agreement

Question 54

controversial

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giving rise to public disagreement

Question 55

conundrum

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a confusing or difficult problem or question

Question 56

conniving

Answer 56

always planning to do something harmful or illegal

Question 57

conventional

Answer 57

ordinary and traditional

Question 58

counsel

Answer 58

advice / to give advice

Question 59

credible

Answer 59

able to be believed

Question 60

creed

Answer 60

a set of beliefs, typically religious