200 Words to know ISEE

abolish

verb ) : to get rid of ( rules , laws , etc. ) , destroy , stop I hope that wherever slavery arises , it is promptly abolished

Absurd

adj . ) : stupid , silly , foolish

Accumulate

verb ) : gather , collect , assemble

Accustom

verb ) : make normal , adapt to , get used to

Adapt

( verb ) : alter , change , adjust

Adequate

adj . ) : enough , sufficient , pretty good

Adhere

verb ) : stick to , cling , attach

Adhesive

( adj . ) : sticky , gooey , gluey

Admire

( verb ) : respect , think highly of , look up to

Affect

verb ) : ( different from effect ) influence , impact , alter

Aggravate

verb ) : annoy , irritate bother

Alter

verb ) : ( different from altar ) change modify , make different

Align

verb ) : line up , put in order , straighten

Alternate

verb ) : rotate take turns , follow one another

Ambition

( noun ) : goal , aim , wish

Anguish

( noun ) : pain , suffering , grief

Apparent

( adj . ) : obvious , clear , plain

Appeal

noun ) : request , ask , beg

Approximate

verb ) : estimate , calculate , guess the amount

Arise

( verb ) : appear , emerge , turn up

Assert

verb ) : declare , state , proclaim

Assess

( verb ) : judge , evaluate , estimate

Assist

( verb ) : help , aid , lend a hand

Assist

( verb ) : help , aid , lend a hand

Astound

( verb ) : amaze , astonish , surprise

Attest

( verb ) : show , prove , authenticate

Authority

( noun ) : power , command , control

Beneficial

( adj . ) : helpful , useful , rewarding

Bountiful

adj . ) : plentiful , abundant , a generous amount

Channel

( verb ) : guide , push along , make a groove

Chaos

( noun ) : disorder , confusion

Characteristic

noun ) : feature , quality , trait

Chronic

( adj . ) : long - standing , constant , persisting

Clarity

( noun ) : clearness , certainty

Commotion

( noun ) : uproar , confusion , disturbance

Compensate

( adj . ) : pay back , reimburse , recompense

Complement

verb ) : ( different from compliment ) accompany , enhance , add to

Compose

verb ) : write organize , think up

Conceal

verb ) : hide , cover , disguise

Concept

noun ) : idea , notion , mental picture

Confirm

verb ) : agree on , establish as true , affirm

Consent

verb ) : agree to , give in , submit to

Contagious

adj . ) : deadly , spreading , infectious

Contemporary

adj . ) : happening in the present up - to - date

Contribute

( verb ) : give , donate , supply

Counsel

( verb ) : ( different from council ) give advice , recommend , warn

Crucial

adj . ) : important , critical , decisive

Current

Prep ( adj . ) : ( different from a current ) present - day , modern , happening right now

Dank

adj . ) : damp , chilly , musty

Decline

verb ) : decrease , reduce , diminish

Deceit

noun ) : deception , fraud , lying

Deciduous

adj . ) : tree that sheds its leaves annually

Dedicate

verb ) : devote time , commit , give to

Deficient

( adj imperfect , inadequate , not enough

Demolish

verb ) : destroy , flatten ,

Deprive

( verb ) : deny , remove , take away

Detrimental

adj . ) : harmful , damaging , hurtful

Devotion

noun ) : loyalty , allegiance , commitment

Dispute

verb ) : discuss , debate , argue

Distort

verb ) : twist , warp , make crooked

Dismay

noun ) : alarm , shock , surprise

Diversity

noun ) : variety , range , assortment

Docile

adj . ) : obedient , submissive , cooperative

Dock

verb ) : anchor , land a vehicle tie up a boat

Donate

( verb ) : give , bestow , contribute

Drizzle

verb ) : rain lightly , drip , shower

Dwindle

verb diminish , reduce , decrease

Effect

noun ) : ( different from affect ) result , outcome , impact

Effective

( adj . ) : successful , powerful , producing a result

Elevate

( verb ) : raise , lift up , upgrade

Elongate

( verb ) : lengthen , extend , stretch out

Emaciated

( adj . ) : very thin and weak , skeletal bony

Embark

( verb ) : begin , start , undertake

Empower

( verb ) : authorize , allow , entitle

Encompass

( verb ) surround , enclose , encircle

Enhance

( verb ) : increase , add to , intensify

Enlist

verb ) : join , enroll in , sign up for

Enrich

verb ) : improve, make better , enhance

Enthusiasm

noun ) eagerness , passion , excitement

Entirety

( noun ) : whole , total , sum

Escalate

verb ) : increase rapidly , climb up , soar

Exhaust

verb ) : wear out , tire , fatigue

Façade

( noun ) : appearance , exterior , outside

Falter

( verb ) : hesitate , delay , stumble

Farce

noun ) : joke , mockery , waste of time

Fathom

verb ) : understand , comprehend , make sense of

Finalize

( verb ) : conclude , complete , settle

Flattery

noun ) : false praise , compliments

Flicker

( verb ) : gleam , flash , beam

Fluctuate

( verb ) : vary , change , alter

Forage

( verb ) : rummage , search , explore

Forgo

( verb ) : quit , resist , pass on

Fragment

noun ) : piece , chunk , remnant

Frenzy

( noun ) : excitement , rage , passion

Friction

( noun ) : grating , scraping , rubbing together

Frigid

( adj . ) : very cold , frozen

Frivolous

adj . ) : silly , trivial , foolish

Fugitive

noun ) : person in hiding , runaway , outlaw

Fundamental

( adj . ) : basic important , central

Fury

( noun ) : anger , wrath , rage