ISEE Verbal Reasoning Words

blatant

obvious

accrete

to build up gradually

accredit

give credit to someone

decree

an official order issued by a legal authority

dubious

hesitating/doubting

abasement

the action or effect of lowering someone's dignity or self-esteem.

mediocrity

state of being mediocre

devious

dishonest

travesty

a false representation of something

facsimile

an exact copy

naive

innocent

credulous

innocent/naive

amicable

friendly

insolent

being rude/disrespectuful

outlandish

bizarre

unorthodox

strange/bizarre

meek

patient/quiet; submissive

submissive

obedient

profuse

abundant

hinder

to create difficulties

contempt

the feeling that a person is beneath consideration

traipse

to walk

squander

to waste in a foolish manner

exemplary

representing the best of its kind/desirable model

innumerable

too many to be counted

placate

make someone less angry

affluence

wealth

livid

furiously angry

impartial

to be fair

terse

brief/abrupt

remorse

deep regret

admonish

to scold/to warn

rebuke

to express a sharp disapproval

adverse

preventing success

adverse

preventing success/harmful

auspicious

favorable

deleterious

causing harm or damage

reconciliation

restore friendly relations between

pious

devoutly religious

prudent

showing care and thought for the future

diminutive

extremely/unusually small

futile

pointless

trite

lacking originality

banal

lacking originality

emulating

match/imitate

aberrant

unusual

ambiguous

open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.

succint

briefly and clearly expressed

provincial

lacking the exposure of broader ideas

derision

contemptuous ridicule or mockery

ingenuity

the quality of being clever, original