ISEE word set Flashcards
Abbreviate (Verb)
shorten, abridge
Abundant (Adj)
existing or available in large quantities; plentiful.
Abridge (Verb)
shorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense.
Abrupt (Adj)
sudden and unexpected
Absolute (Adj)
not qualified or diminished in any way; total.
Accentuate (Verb)
make more noticeable or prominent; highlight
Adamant (Adj)
refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind.
Adorn (Verb)
make more beautiful or attractive.
Adversary (Noun)
one’s opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.
Affront (Noun)
Affront an action or remark that causes outrage or offense.’; insult
Affluent (Adj)
(especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy.
Aghast (Adj)
filled with horror or shock.
Agenda (noun)
a list of things to do
Agile (Adj)
able to move your body quickly and easily
Adept (Adj)
very skilled or proficient at something.
Amiable (adj)
having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
Ailment (noun)
an illness, typically a minor one; small illness
Alleviate (verb)
The lotion alleviated the itching.
make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.
EX. The lotion alleviated the itching.
Aloof (adj)
not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.
EX. “I consider myself warm and friendly, but I act cool and aloof with other people.”
Ambiguous (adj)
(of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.
OR
unclear or inexact because a choice between alternatives has not been made.
Ambivalence (noun)
the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
EX. Although Janice loved Henry, her ambivalence towards marriage made her turn down his proposal.
Ample (adj)
more than enough, large, spacious
Animosity (noun)
strong dislike; bitter hostility
Anomalous (adj)
abnormal, irregular, departing from the usual
Anonymous (adj)
(of a person) not identified by name; of unknown name.
Antagonist (noun)
a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.
Appease (verb)
relieve or satisfy (a demand or a feeling).
EX. When I reported the cashier’s poor customer service, the manager tried to appease me with the offer of a free pizza.
Arduous (adj)
involving or requiring a lot of effort; difficult and tiring.
Arid (adj)
(of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation.
Aspire (verb)
to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend
Ex. Other people will aspire to be like you.
Prestigious (Adj)
inspiring respect and admiration; having high status
EX. Every window is packed with the most prestigious citizens of the Capitol.
Unintelligible (Adj)
impossible to understand.
Babble (Verb)
to talk or say something in a quick, confused, excited, or silly way
Outshone (Verb)
be much better than (someone) in a particular area.
Barren (Adj)
(of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation.
Bias ( Noun)
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
Bizarre (Adj)
very strange or unusual, especially so as to cause interest or amusement.
Blatant
(of bad behavior) done openly and unashamedly.
*Blatant lies (dối trá trắng trợn)
Bliss (Noun)
perfect happiness; great joy.
Boast (Verb)
to talk in a way that shows you are too proud of something that you have or can do