ISEE Vocab. Words
Terms
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- abdicate
- to formally give up
- abolish
- to do away with; to put an end to
- abstract
- not concrete or specific
- abyss
- anything so deep that it is immeasurable; an unfathomable emotional void
- acoustics
- the qualities of a space that pertain to how well that space transmits sound
- acquiesce
- to agree;to accept; to give in
- acute
- extremely sharp or intense; very perceptive
- adamant
- firm in purpose or opinion; a hard or inpenetrable substance
- adept
-
highly skilled (adj)
an expert (noun) (...an adept at chess...) - adjunct
- someone connected to another person or establishment in a subordinate position
- adulation
- extreme praise or flattery
- aeronautics
- the science of aircraft design, construction and operation
- aesthetic
- relating to beauty and art
- affiliation
- connection with a group, club, or other organization
- agronomist
- one who applies soil and plant sciences to farm and soil management
- aggregate
- gathered together to be considered a whole
- agile
- able to move quickly and easily; mentally quick
- akin
- related; similar in quality or character
- alienate
- to estrange; to transfer ownership
- alleged
- called by a particular term but without proof
- alleviate
- to lessen pain or suffering
- aloof
- reserved; cool; distant
- altruistic
- motivated by the desire to help others before oneself
- ambivalent
- undecided; having mixed emotiions about something
- amiable
- good-natured; lovable
- amorphous
- shapeless; without definite form; vague
- amphibian
- any organism that begins life in the water breathing with gills and as an adult develops air-breathing lungs
- androgynous
- having female and male characteristics in one entity
- animosity
- extreme hatered or hostility
- antagonist
- some one who competes or opposes another
- antipathy
- strong dislike or opposition
- apathy
- indifference; lack of emption
- apiary
- a place where bees are raised so their honey can be harvested
- archaic
- outdated;belonging to an earlier time
- ardent
- passionate; extremely devoted or enthusiastic
- ascertain
- to determine with certainty
- aspirant
- some one who aspire to honors, a powerful position or the like
- assail
- to attack violently
- assimilant
- to make similar; to incorporate
- austere
- stern or somber; severe in moral discipline: without decoration
- aviary
- a large cage or enclosure for birds
- banal
- dull, ordinary, predictable, lacking originality
- barrage
- a curtain of missles and/or artillery fire; a rabid outpouring
- beguile
- to cheat, or decieve
- beleaguer
- to surround with troops to prevent escape
- belligerent
- hostile or aggressive in attitude; waging war
- benevolent
- charitable or kindly
- biased
- not neutral; prejudiced; leaning to one side
- blunder
- to make a stupid mistake; to move unsteadily
- bough
- a branch of a tree
- brash
- offensively bold; rash
- brig
- the prison of a navy ship
- browbeat
- to bully or intimidate
- brusque
- rough and curt in manner or speech
- buffoon
- a clown; a stupid person
- buoyant
- having the capacity to float
- burly
- strong, heavy, and muscular in build
- burnish
- to polish
- cacophonous
- jarring or harsh sounding;discordant sounding language
- candid
- honest, straightforward, or open
- capricious
- impulsive; erratic; flighty
- caustic
- able to burn or corrode; biting or cutting in comment
- celestial
- pertaining to the heavens and sky
- certify
- to confirm the truth' accuracy, or authenticity of
- chasm
- a deep crack in the surface of the earth; a pointed difference of opinions, loyalties, etc.
- chide
- to scold or reprimand; to angrily speak out against
- choleric
- bad-tempered
- clandestine
- done or held in secrecy
- cloister
-
a monastery or convent
to seclude - coalesce
- to grow or come together to form a whole
- combative
- to enjoy fighting or arguing
- commiseration
- a feeling or expression of sympathy
- compel
- to constrain or force
- complacent
- self-satisfied; unconcerned
- compliant
- submissive; agreeable to a request or demand
- concise
- able to express much in a few words
- concur
- to agree; to cooperate; to coincide
- condescend
- to talk down to; to patronize
- confide
- to tell someone a secret
- confiscate
- to take possession of private property by government authority
- confound
- to confuse or mix up; to defeat
- congenial
- friendly; sympathetic; having the same tastes
- conifer
- a cone bearing tree or shrub
- conspicuous
- easily noticed; obvious
- contaminate
- to make inpure or corrupt by contact or association
- contiguous
- having physical contact
- contrivance
- something that is planned
- conventional
- conforming to accepted rules or standards
- converge
- to come together; to meet; to unite for a common interest
- convex
- curved or rounded like the exterior of a sphere
- convoy
- a group traveling together for protection
- cornet
- a three-valve brass instrument resembling a trumpet
- corpulent
- fat; stout
- corroborate
- to support with evidence; to confirm
- corroded
- worn away, as by rust or chemicals
- counsel
- advice; guidance
- credulous
- believing; gullible
- creed
- a short statement of religious belief and faith
- cryptic
- concealed; secret; mysterious
- cunning
- skillful in deception; shrewd