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Words With Multiple Meanings PolysemySet 16

1Bustling means very busy. Which scene is bustling?

2What is a "job"?

3Abby feels that the company's vacation policies are fair, while Joe thinks that they are too strict. Abby and Joe's disagreement is an example of a(n) ..... conflict.

4What does "flair" refer to?

5He finds the way to a place easily. He has a very good sense of .....

6Track (n) can refer to:

7To singe something, you would .....

8What's the meaning of the red word as it is used in the sentence?One year for summer vacation, my family took a long road trip around the United States.

9The word 'stain' in the context of looking at animal cells under a microscope means:

10EVOCATION

11Skepticism

12Engage in means .....

13What does the word landmark mean in the sentence below?Mount Rushmore is an extraordinary landmark.

14My mother allowed me to keep the change when we got paid at the store.

15In charge of means:

16Polysemy refers to

17Some medicines may ..... headaches and dizziness.

18How is the word 'ambivalent' best defined in the context of the sentence:'She felt ambivalent about the decision and couldn't make up her mind'?

19To roll around in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to overindulge in; to have in abundance

20Sport in which players do not have physical contact with each other which involves separation among the players is known as .....

21When collective bargaining negotiations become ..... and a strike is imminent, the government may intervene.

22What is the meaning of "scorn" as a noun?

23"Foray" means (a).

24The 'cradle' here means .....

25IN A COMPROMISE, ONLY ONE PARTY GIVES UP SOMETHING OF IMPORTANCE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT.

26What is the definition of "risky"?

27WHAT IS THE MEANING OF UNDERCOOK?

28What is the meaning of the word 'wound' in the sentence 'He suffered a deep wound in the accident'?

29..... means having a false look of truth or genuineness; having deceptive attractions or allure.

30Repeal means to: (Ex. The Stamp Act was repealed.)

31What is a "career"?

32My little brother tends to misplace his video game controllers. What is he doing?

33What does upright mean? The street light no longer stood upright after the car hit it.

34Pinnacle

35If someone is dazzled, they are:

36Some prisoners planned a disturbance while others would ..... toward the gate.

37In a famine people sometimes .....

38A group of all the interdependent plant and animal species found in a habitat

39Semblance

40Reoffend

41To pluck something means

42What are the connotations of the word "loomed closer" ?

43He was so angry that he began to tear up the papers he received in the mail.

44I always ..... winter with Christmas trees and snow.

45What does the word repay mean?

46A generation of people are usually around the same age.

47Camouflage means:

48Indignantly means .....

49Which word means 'a person's point of view or judgment'?

50The word "elevated" in "an elevated position" means:

51What is a 'tip' in the context of money?

52What does lark mean?

53They ask them to sit in the lounge. The lounge means the room where the guests .....

54Which sentence uses state to mean say clearly?

55One person closes his or her eyes. he or she counts to a certain number without looking. he or she tries to find the other. This game is .....

56If an audience disperses, it means they .....

57What is a traumatic event?

58'Hassle' Meaning

59An "incremental" change is one that happens:

60Meanings of words are determined by their collocations which may appear in compounded nouns, idioms, or lexical sets.

61What does the word gazed mean in the passage?