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Words With Multiple Meanings PolysemySet 41

1What is the meaning of the word "taut"?

2Scuttle

3If something is "commensurate with" something else, what does it mean?

4Engrossed describes someone who is:

5True or False: Sedentary lifestyles involve constant movement.

6Strolled

7I sometimes drop off on the sofa.

8Street art

9If someone is "underwhelmed", they feel:

10Given the sentence, "She watched the bat fly out of the cave," what does the word "bat" most likely mean?

11What does the word supplies mean in the sentence below?I packed many supplies to prepare for the camping trip.

12Read the sentence and answer the question below:She was so adamant that I had to begin every school day with a healthy breakfast that she often chased down the school bus to give me something to eat.What does adamant mean?

13Most traffic accidents are the outcome of drivers' carelessness.What does "outcome" mean?

14Match the word to a definition: synchronize

15To see her perform is to see a genuine catalog of human emotions on display. Her face may be joyful at one moment and sorrowful the next. Her body sways and contorts in response to the music, and the movement of her arm as she wields the bow is violent.What does the word violent suggest about Nadja?

16You are asked to "contrast" two characters in a story. What should you focus on?

17What does TRADE mean?

18Fear is best defined as:

19To decompress

20What is the definition of the word "Infatuated"?

21What does assume mean in a language context?

22Which scenario best illustrates the meaning of "covert" ?

23(n.) something that does not have a single clear meaning

24(v., trans.) to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of; (v., intrans.) to march in a single line or in columns; (n.) a narrow passage; gorge, canyon

25What is the meaning of the following word: RANGE

26Voyage

27What is the denotative meaning of "sprint"?

28Choose the word often used with all of these.armed ..... uniformed ..... riot ..... traffic .....

29Movable:

30What does the term 'denotation' refer to in linguistics?

31It was like walking into another world. A hot, moist world exploding with greenery. Huge flat leaves, delicate wisps of tendrils, ferns and fronds and vines of all shades and shapes grew in seemingly random profusion.What is the meaning of profusion as it is used in paragraph 13?

32Political parties will inform the public of their beliefs about issues. This is called the political party's .....

33If you conceded an argument, did you win or lose?

34What does the word 'serve' mean?

35What does "savvy" refer to?

36Continuous means:

37What is the meaning of the following word: REPEATER

38What does the word mental mean in the sentence below?Caleb had a mental picture of himself giving his speech.

39What does the word "emotional" mean?

40What is the meaning of the word 'direct'?

41What does the word "surge" mean?

42Which word means a rushing stream of liquid?

43What is the meaning of "sunbathe"?

44What does the word "rehabilitating" in paragraph 2 most likely mean?

45The tire wouldn't fit on the car because the axle had been bent ..... in the accident.

46Any time your heart beats faster or irregularly it can be said to be ..... This can happen due to strenuous exercise, anxiety, illness, or as a side effect of a medication.

47Imagine you're a secret agent on a mission! How would you describe your action when you're moving around silently to stay unnoticed?

48What does "quantity" mean?

49What does the word supervised mean?The teacher supervised the children as they played during recess.

50What does the word CRITICAL mean in the sentence below? The EMT gave CRITICAL help to the car crash victim.

51What does the word "erupt" mean?

52What does the word "exaggerate" mean?

53True or False-Connotation and Denotation are defined correctly. Connotation is a word's deeper meaning; associated with emotions, attitudes, and feelings.Denotation is the specific, exact and concrete meaning of a word.

54What is the meaning of the word 'eclectic'?

55What does 'accepts' mean?

56Choose the best meaning of the word perspective.

57Culture means:

58Art has always been eternal, spanning generations and continents through and through because art is, what?

59It was my fault when the dog ran away. Choose the correct definition for the word 'fault' in this sentence.

60Location for the job means.

61Waver