ISEE/SSAT Middle Week 2 Part 1

Question 1

blunt

Answer 1

not sharp / make less sharp

Question 2

brittle

Answer 2

hard but breaks easily

Question 3

cautious

Answer 3

careful

Question 4

censor

Answer 4

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

Question 5

conceal

Answer 5

to hide

Question 6

condescending

Answer 6

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

Question 7

confine

Answer 7

restrict someone within certain limits

Question 8

contented

Answer 8

happy and at ease

Question 9

contradiction

Answer 9

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

Question 10

cunning

Answer 10

crafty, sneaky, sly

Question 11

debate

Answer 11

an argument / to argue

Question 12

debt

Answer 12

something that is owed (usually money)

Question 13

deceive

Answer 13

to trick / to cause someone to believe something that isn’t true

Question 14

decline

Answer 14

become smaller fewer or less

Question 15

deficient

Answer 15

lacking in something

Question 16

delicate

Answer 16

very fine in texture or structure

Question 17

despair

Answer 17

the complete loss or absence of hope

Question 18

detrimental

Answer 18

tending to cause harm

Question 19

devotion

Answer 19

love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for someone or some cause

Question 20

disgraced

Answer 20

having fallen from favor or a good position, usually because of something shameful