ISEE Vocabulary

Obedient

"My dog Chester is so obedient because he always does what I say."

• amenable

• excessive

• ironic

• inhumane

Contaminate

"After dropping my phone in the puddle, I was sure it was contaminated."

• deodorize

• decongest

• deter

• taint

Woeful

"Oh Eeyore, you're always so woeful. Cheer up pal!"

• wretched

• bloated

• dim

• animated

Practical

"Bringing an umbrella on a rainy day, is just practical."

• difficult to learn

• having great usefulness

• providing great support

• inferior in quality

Scrutinize

"I scrutinized every part of my essay until I was sure there were no mistakes."

• announce publicly

• infer correctly

• examine carefully

• warn swiftly

Confide

"Confide in the Lord and He will guide you. "

• judge

• entrust

• secret

• profess

Initiate

"Once we initiate contact, we must make sure they know we are friendly!"

• bring to an end

• sign

• commence

• guide

Fortunate

"We are so fortunate to be hearing such great news."

• lucky

• wealthy

• intelligent

• poor

Crumble

"The wall had started to crumble, so we simple knocked it down."

• eat

• stumble

• deteriorate

• small

Desperate

"I was so desperate to see BTS, I told my mom I'd do chores for a whole month"

• hungry

• delicate

• adaptable

• frantic