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Princeton Review Upper Level Vocab. (ISEE) Questions & answers
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Princeton Review Upper Level Vocab.(ISEE)
abandon - ANS-To give up completely; to desert; careless disregard for consequences;
leave behind, relinquish; leave in troubled state; careless, often reckless disregard for
consequences
abbreviation - ANS-A shortened form of a word or phrase
abdicate - ANS-to give up a position, right, or power
abhor - ANS-Detest, regard with disgust
abrupt - ANS-sudden or unexpected
abundant - ANS-Plentiful
abyss - ANS-an extremely deep hole
acclaimed - ANS-welcomed publicly with praise
accord - ANS-(n.) agreement, harmony; (v.) to agree, be in harmony or bring into
harmony; to grant, bestow on
acknowledge - ANS-recognize; admit
acute - ANS-Sharp
adamant - ANS-(adj.) firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate, implacable,
inflexible; (n.) an extremely hard substance
adapt - ANS-A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
adept - ANS-(adj.) thoroughly skilled; (n.) an expert
adhesive - ANS-sticky
,admire - ANS-look up to
admonish - ANS-(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of
a duty
To warn
adversary - ANS-An enemy, opponent
affiliation - ANS-joining; associating with
agenda - ANS-a list of things to be done
aggrandize - ANS-to increase in power, influence, and reputation
aggravate - ANS-to make worse
aggregate - ANS-Gather together, amount to (verb); constituting a whole made up of
constituent parts (adj)
agile - ANS-Able to move quickly and easily
ail - ANS-to suffer from sickness
aimless - ANS-without purpose or direction
akin - ANS-related by blood
alarmed - ANS-experiencing a sudden sense of danger
allege - ANS-To assert without proof
aloof - ANS-Distant
alter - ANS-A heated argument
altruism - ANS-Selflessness
ambiguous - ANS-UNCLEAR OR DOUBTFUL IN MEANING
ambivalent - ANS-Having mixed feelings
, ameliorate - ANS-To improve
amiable - ANS-Friendly
amorphous - ANS-Shapeless
analyze - ANS-Break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure
ancient - ANS-very old
androgynous - ANS-having both male and female characteristics
anguish - ANS-agonizing physical or mental pain
animosity - ANS-Hatred
annex - ANS-(v.) To add to, attach: to incorporate;(n.) An attachment or addition
antagonistic - ANS-hostile
antipathy - ANS-Extreme dislike
anxious - ANS-experiencing worry, unease, and nervousness
apprehension - ANS-fear
approximate - ANS-Not exact, but close enough to be reasonably correct
arbitrary - ANS-Random
arid - ANS-Dry
ascertain - ANS-To find out
aspect - ANS-a part, feature, or phase
aspiration - ANS-a strong desire for achievement
assail - ANS-To attack
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