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Words With Multiple Meanings PolysemySet 62

1According to your textbook, connotative meanings are the ones you would find in a dictionary.

2What does motion mean?

3What does the word illustrate mean? (we're talking about ELA, not art)

4Symbols can be .....

5Barriers to cross-cultural communication include:

6The word outmoded describes something

7A staunch supporter of Donald Trump would most likely

8What does overtake means?

9Is this statement true or false: Most words have several senses and tend to attract the same set of collocates for each sense.

10She works at the court. Who is she?

11What is the difference between chronological and sequence?

12Because of his ....., he was given life in prison without the possibility of parole.

13What is a school "principal"?

14In favor of means:

15What is a "pole"?

16Water fell in a [cascade] down the rocks.

17Provide an example sentence using the word 'Family' in its denotative meaning.

18Loathing means .....?Ex. sentences: There is a movie called, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas."

19It's got seeds, it can be red, yellow or green, it's a vegetable and sometimes it's spicy. What is it?

20Diminished authority suggests authority has:

21Condition in which someone is not able to think normally

22Observe

23What does 'stricken' refer to?

24What does strong mean?

25When describing the flow, the verb "diverge" means the path:

26If you see a face that looks surprised, what feeling does it show?

27In "Skill 11:Use Context to Determine Meanings of Simple Words, " you should:

28The word "ecosystem" in the fourth paragraph suggests:

29What does the verb "jeopardize" mean?

30Tyranny means

31What does the word "trip" usually mean?

32What does the word aberration

33Which of the following best describes the meaning of the word "deft"?

34An omnivore eats .....

35The trail wound around the pine trees.

36This is a situation in which statements, actions, or ideas oppose one another or don't make sense together:

37A sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something

38What is an ice-box?

39What does "good cause" mean?

40Fill in the blank: To affect, change, or control someone or something is to .....

41..... is right after Thursday.

42What does it mean for a doctor to prescribe?

43What is "instrumentation" ?

44What is the tone of something described as insidious?

45I saw a ..... last night. It was round, and I'm sure it was from another planet.

46The farmer has a ..... of cattle on his farm.

47Conservation programmes often aim to remove predatory species. What does "remove predatory" mean?

48I spent ages fixing the nail in the wall to put the picture up and then I stood back and found it was askew.

49What does the word magnify mean in the sentence below?We used a hand lens to magnify the grains of sand so we could see them better.

50Battle-hardened soldiers may tend to become a bit ..... about the dangers they face.

51Clear communication leads to.

52Novel can be read in one sitting.

53The garden was lush, filled with green plants and flowers. What does "lush" mean?

54A story that is meant to make people smile is called:

55To ..... is to become or make somebody completely involved in something.

56Avery was reading a book on linguistics and came across the term 'polysemous'. Can you help Avery understand what the term 'polysemous' means?

57A footpath is usually:

58Recently we have been working hard to eliminate gender discrimination in a large proportion of population

59Jud's sister was always telling him what to do, it never stopped. " Clean your side of the room, stop talking, you're breathing too loud." It never stopped. He finally yelled, "All you do is harp at me!" What does "harp" mean?

60What is the connotation of the word "vulture"?

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