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Words With Multiple Meanings PolysemySet 48

1He has a strange way of holding his bat.What is the meaning of the word BAT in the sentence?

2This facility was focused not on punishment.

3Match the expression to its meaning:to think again

4What does "chafe" mean?

5To hit something while moving.

6Mesmerize means to

7A ..... is someone the people elect to represent them.

8Permeate (v) .....

9Shimmering

10Question 18: The design of future cities will encourage people to ..... more with their environment through green spaces.

11What does "robust" mean in this sentence?Sentence: The robust engine powered the heavy truck with ease.

12Read the clue: "The teacher gave a clear explanation, so I understood." What does clear mean here?

13The term Export with its grammatical variation & cognate expression means:

14Gibbous means

15Due to slippery road conditions and the slope of the narrow, winding highway, the car ..... down the steep mountainous road.

16Which of the following best defines the word "effect" ?

17What does the word "spring" mean in the sentence: "The children played by the spring in the woods"?

18What does "Mellow" mean?

19A:" Can you ..... the laptop?" B: " Yes, I can" .

20Define self determination

21Determine the meaning of the word 'squelch' based on the context clues in the sentence: 'I tried to squelch the laughter rising in my throat, but seeing the boss looking all over his desk for the glasses he had pushed up on his head was too funny.'

22What is the correct definition of the following term: antagonist?

23The egg may stick to the pan without cooking oil.In which sentence does the word, stick, have the same meaning?

24In the sentence 'The detective deduced the culprit's identity from the clues left behind,' what does the word 'deduced' mean?

25What does thankful mean in this sentence?I am so thankful for my family.

26What does the word rickety mean in the sentence below?This rickety ladder is unsafe.

27The disease is constantly present in a population involving relatively few people

28What does "haul" mean?

29What is the meaning of 'Bargain'?

30Make or show connections to something

31Choose the correct definition of "version" .

32What does "pressure" mean?

33'Brisk' Meaning

34Mom made a pitcher of kool-aid for dinner.

35Jackie screamed and pulled her hand away from the scalding water. It means that .....?

36What term describes the nearly circular path a smaller object takes as it travels around a larger object?

37What does "fashion" mean?

38He argued with her until he was ..... in the face.

39Moving through something.

40If you look at something closely, you ..... it.a. sacrificeb. inspectc. constituted. watch

41Myth tells us that garlic is ..... to vampires

42What does 'co-operation' mean in a classroom setting?

43What does 'advantage' refer to?

44What does muster mean? "17,000 men had been mustered on Haldon Hill."

45Collapses

46The trembling dog on the twenty-third floor has .....

47What does 'transcend' imply about the artist's ambitions?

48What does spunky mean?

49What does ambiguous mean?

50What does the word "pride" mean in the context of the passage?"Her favorite book was about a brave lion who saved his pride from danger."

51A set of refers to:

52The American tendency toward ..... encourages the two major parties to build broad coalitions.

53GLARE:The effect of brightness in the field of vision which causes annoyanceor discomfort.

54What does the word "coincide" mean in the sentence: "My birthday and the school field trip coincide this year"?

55" ..... the whole English army, after ravaging the kingdom of France, was driven back like men petrified with fear; and this brave exploit was performed by a few broken forces collected and headed by a woman, Joan of Arc."What does the word exploit mean in this sentence?

56The rocks were [glowing] red.

57Something that may be perceived by the senses

58Delegated means .....

59What does the word mean?inside

60Stipulation

61What is the meaning of 'torpid'?