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Words With Multiple Meanings PolysemySet 38

1What is the most likely meaning of enterprise as it is used in the following sentence?My uncle opened his bakery six years ago, and now it is a successful enterprise with twenty employees.

2What does fortuitous mean?

3In the context of literature, what does 'revolution' most likely refer to?

4Waning means to .....

5What SENSE does this describe: What are the things you notice going on around you?

6A "frigate" in sentence 8 is probably

7To reveal something means to .....

8"Mrs. Darling screamed, and in a split second Nana was there. She growled, too, and lunged at Peter." What does the word lunged mean?

9The script is very interesting. What is a script?

10What does it mean for something to be 'inconclusive'?

11The brand new puzzle book was meant to ..... even the most clever person.

12What is the definition of 'decline'?

13This question refers to Music is Fun But Not Essential.Read this sentence from Paragraph 2.Surprisingly, many parents insist that we hinder our students with music study.What does the word hinder mean in the sentence?

14If the taxes are economical, they should:

15Severe violence due to war or battle

16What does the word whirling mean in the sentence below? The hurricane's whirling winds are very destructive.

17Solidify (v)

18If you blow air to make a sound, you .....

19What does the word "trust" mean in communication?

20If you are "interested in" something, what do you do?

21Dictate

22What is the meaning of "save"?

23Fill in the blank: The wind picked up, and the leaves rustled with a gentle ..... through the trees.

24To direct one's gaze in a particular direction

25What is the definition of the verb "Minimize"?

26Vocabulary and Concept DevelopmentChoose the word that fits in BOTH sentences.We walked through the berry ..... I want to ..... the hole in my sleeve.

27What is something that breaks someone's concentration, or is bothersome and annoying?

28Differ significantly from means:

29How can connotations evoke specific emotional responses in readers?

30A boundary that separates natural resources that may be used by both countries.

31The whole point of this law is to protect the rights of individuals.

32Serving

33The word fluency means-

34What does it mean to be burdened?

35What can lumber be used for?

36Inform

37Which one is a bird: kingfisher or captain?

38What does the word 'debris' refer to in space exploration?

39"Kick" means .....

40What does it mean to 'pursue' something?

41What does the word before mean in this sentence? The loyal subject placed the gifts before the queen.

42Choose the best meaning for this sentence: She fanned herself with a magazine while waiting.

43To control someone or something

44Which is an example of polysemy

45The meaning of a word is .....

46Which word means 'to give a medical order for medicine'?

47On days of important festivals, there are so many vehicles that even the widest roads are clogged. In the given sentence, the word " clogged" MEANS .....

48Identify the animal from the collective noun "A CARAVAN of ..... "

49Predatory:The shark not only looks predatory, but is a predator.The killer whale is a predatory mammal rarely known to hurt humans.During the Middle Ages, many predatory bands of men roamed England.

50In the sentence: "Tonight's concert was called off."to call off means .....

51What does "bat" refer to in a sports context?

52What does "stretch" mean?

53Someone acting spitefully is-

54What is the definition of the word "plod"

55Tumbledown

56What does "enlarge" mean?

57Instead of hunting, some animals ..... among the grass for food.

58Meaning of shed

59COME ..... Move towards somebody or something

60What does the word STARVING mean?

61Define: suspense