ISEE Middle Level Vocabulary > Group 8
continuous
forming an unbroken whole; without interruption
contribute
give (something, especially money) in order to help achieve or provide something
declare
formally announce the beginning of (a state or condition)
dimension
an aspect or feature of a situation, problem, or thing
drastic
likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme
elaborate
involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning
encourage
give support, confidence, or hope to (someone)
equation
a situation or problem in which several factors must be taken into account
exaggerate
represent (something) as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is
exhaust
drain (someone) of their physical or mental resources; tire out
expression
the process of making known one’s thoughts or feelings
extend
cause to cover a larger area; make longer or wider
extensive
large in amount or scale
extract
remove or take out, especially by effort or force
factor
a circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result or outcome
ferocious
savagely fierce, cruel, or violent
former
of or occurring in the past or an earlier period
formulate
create or devise methodically (a strategy or a proposal)
frequency
the rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time or in a given sample
frequent
occurring or done on many occasions, in many cases, or in quick succession
fuse
join or blend to form a single entity
futile
incapable of producing any useful result; pointless
generate
cause (something, especially an emotion or situation) to arise or come about
genre
a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter
genuine
truly what something is said to be; authentic
habitat
the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism
hazardous
risky; dangerous
hoax
a humorous or harmful deception
hostile
unfriendly; antagonistic
hypothesis
proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation