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title: "Short WAIS Verbal"
url: https://mghmclean.org/residents/handbk/part2b/wais.htm
description: "Short WAIS Verbal - a chapter of the MGH/McLean Residency Training Program in Psychiatry manual."
published: 2026-08-10
updated: 2026-08-10
---

# Short WAIS Verbal

Published 2026-08-10

PART 3 / CH 35

*Ask patient to define each word:*

| **1. Bed** | **21. Terminate** |
|---|---|
| **2. Ship** | **22. Obstruct** |
| **3. Penny** | **23. Remorse** |
| **4. Winter 45** | **24. Sanctuary** |
| **5. Repair** | **25. Matchless** |
| **6. Breakfast 60** | **26. Reluctant** |
| **7. Fabric** | **27. Calamity** |
| **8. Slice** | **28. Fortitude 101** |
| **9. Assemble** | **29. Tranquil** |
| **10. Conceal** | **30. Edifice** |
| **11. Enormous** | **31. Compassion** |
| **12. Hasten** | **32. Tangible** |
| **13. Sentence** | **33. Perimeter** |
| **14. Regulate 80** | **34. Audacious** |
| **15. Commence** | **35. Ominous 120** |
| **16. Ponder** | **36. Tirade** |
| **17. Cavern** | **37. Encumber** |
| **18. Designate** | **38. Plagiarize** |
| **19. Domestic** | **39. Impale** |
| **20. Consume** | **40. Travesty****140** |