ISEE Lower Level Vocabulary > Group 21
Tension
Noun: mental or emotional strain; the state of being stretched tight
Term
Noun: a fixed period of time; Verb: give a descriptive name to
Terminate
Verb: bring to an end
Terrain
Noun: a stretch of land and its features
Theme
Noun: the subject of something; Verb: give a particular setting to an activity
Tolerate
Verb: allow the practice of something without interference
Tout
Verb: attempt to sell something
Tower
Verb: rise to great height; Noun: a tall, narrow building
Trace
Verb: find or discover by investigation; copy by drawing over
Tragic
Adjective: causing or characterized by great distress or sorrow
Trait
Noun: a distinguishing quality, typically one belonging to a person
Trance
Noun: a half-conscious state characterized by an absence of response
Transform
Verb: make a thorough or dramatic change to something
Transport
Verb: take or carry something from one place to another by vehicle
Treacherous
Adjective: guilty of or involving betrayal or deception
Triumph
Noun: a great victory or achievement; Verb: to be successful
Unanimous
Adjective: (of two or more people) fully in agreement
Uneasy
Adjective: causing or feeling anxiety
Unify
Verb: make or become united, uniform, or whole
Unique
Adjective: being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else
Unite
Verb: come or bring together for a common purpose or action
Untie
Verb: undo or unfasten
University
Noun: an educational institution of higher learning beyond high school
Unrest
Noun: a state of dissatisfaction or agitation in a group of people
Unruly
Adjective: disorderly and disruptive and not controllable
Urban
Adjective: relating to the characteristic of a city or town
Urge
Verb: try earnestly to persuade someone to do something; Noun: strong desire
Utopia
Noun: an imagined state of things where everything is perfect
Vacate
Vacate
Various
Adjective: of different kinds or sorts
