1. Review vocabulary words for the days leading up to the test. The most common ISEE vocab words include -Acclaim- to praise -Aesthetic- related to beauty -Sentimental- Nostalgic-Related to a positive emotional connection to the past -Banal- cliché-commonplace, not original, boring 2. Exercise the day before the test. Try to tire yourself out and get to[…]
Reconnaissance- A military search to discover hidden info Heuristics- Trial and Error Empirics- Related to experiments/observation Medium- A way of doing something, and intermediary Etymology- Study of the origin of a word Entomology- Study of insects Ornithology- Study of birds Histrionic- Overly dramatic/emotional Supple- Flexible Denizen- An inhabitant of a particular place Foible- A weak[…]
Roiling- To displease or disturb Expediency- Done quickly with purpose Privations- Loss or absence of a quality normally present Arid- Dry Revanchist- One who advocates a policy of revenge Succumb- Surrender Imperial- Of or relating to empire Façade- Artificial or deceptive front Wretched- Very bad Pariah- Outcast Stagnation- State of inactivity Brimming- Be full to[…]
Rancor- Personal resentment Rank and file- Ordinary members of an organization, not leaders Seminal- Influential Promulgate- To promote Protean- Versatile Embers- Slowly fading Ire- Anger Tactile- Related to touch Virulent- Harmful Imbroglio- Complex situation Filigree- Fine ornamental work Distillation- Purifying Exegesis- Explanation Exigent- Urgent Arcane- Hard to understand Tepid- Showing little interest/Lukewarm Raucous- Loud Execrable-[…]
Autarky- National economic self-sufficiency/not trading with any other country Beleaguered- Surrounded with problems Liberal arts- Subjects/skills thought to be important for civic life (sciences, arts, humanities, Exegesis- Critical interpretation of a text Imbibe- To drink Parable- Short allegorical story Antidote- Cure for poison Nominally- Not important Austerity- Seriousness/severity/enforced economic policies Watershed- An important time/event Aphids-[…]
Roil- To make turbulent Toil- To work hard Moil- To make wet/dirty/to work hard Imprimatur- Approval Meted- Rhythm/division of words in a poem Bailiwick- Sphere of authority Feted- Celebrated Demurral- Rejection/Objection Vivacious- Lively Capacious- Roomy Retinue- Group of advisors Megalomania- Being obsessed with yourself Approbation- Approval Epigram- A short poem (sometimes sarcastic) Motif- A recurring[…]