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Words With Multiple Meanings PolysemySet 64

1The parking lot was so congested, it took half an hour to get out.

2Mixing mustard and jam is gross. Here gross means:

3The most appropriate definition of 'innovation' is:

4A person who is "thrifty" .....

5What is the meaning of the word 'cogent' in the context of persuasive writing?

6Match the word to a definition: devour

7Can avert mean to prevent/avoid?

8The police had to ..... the woman from beating on the man who hit her car.

9Malleable means .....

10A hen and her ..... of chickens crossed the road in front of me.

11What is the meaning of the word 'counter' as used in the vocabulary list?

12Victor Frankenstein spent the last years of his life chasing his elusive monster, who was always one step of his creator.Elusive means:

13Read the sentence: "The band's conduct on stage was energetic and fun." What does conduct mean here?

14I'm looking at the door we came in by, just looking, when all of a sudden he's there behind me, and I feel the cool air of him on the back of my neck. "You wouldn't light out on me now, would you?" (Page 109). What can you infer "light out" means?

15To "rehearse" means-

16If a team role is rated as "Beneficial +4" in the diagram, what does this indicate about its perceived effect?

17Select the correct definition for the word 'lead' in the following sentence:The pipes were made of lead.

18What does the verb "reinforce" mean?

19All the students were "present" today. (What does present mean in this sentence?)

20What is the meaning of "bounding"?

21"Elaborate" is best used for:

22What does it mean to emit?

23What does the word "Limit" refer to?

24Gawking at people shows:

25Which of the following sentences best illustrates the meaning of the word 'sequence'?

26What is the meaning of the term "provide" as used in the document?

27If an athlete flung herself into a race, which of the following would she most likely have done?

28Collide

29Visualize

30Elude [ ih-lood ]1. escape, either physically or mentally 2. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) 3. be incomprehensible to; escape understanding byWhich definition best matches the use of the word elude as it is used in the sentence? "What you are seeing in him eludes me"

31Nurturing means .....

32A type of game bird; a complaint; to complain, grumble

33What is the meaning of the word 'succumb'?

34Summarize means to

35Being tolerant is to try ..... the other person's point of view.

36Manifold means

37What does the word 'fervour' most likely mean in the context of the passage?

38What does "notice" mean?

39"Versatile" means:

40Injunction

41In this context, "pitch" refers to .....

42What does the word "gushed" mean in the sentence, "Samantha gushed about how pretty everything was"?

43Outcome

44In the ocean the sea weeds HOSTs fishes and crabs. What does hosts mean.

45Determine the meaning of the word "fritters" based on the context clues in the sentence. George fritters away both his time and money on video games.

46A bog is .....

47As used in the text, what does the word "trace" most nearly mean?

48Which sentence uses change to mean to put on other clothing?

49I tried to ..... the sad little boy by giving him a cookie.

50Something that falls or is thrown in that direction

51What does "access" (verb) mean?

52Elusive

53(Passage #3) What are the connotations of the words grayer and gray in the excerpt?

54What does "conflicting" mean?

55A polytheistic society does not worship any gods.

56Survive means:

57Which sentence best explains what it means when one's hair "straggles" from under a hat or hood?

58The committee decided to ..... the discussion until more evidence could be gathered.

59What does the word DAILY mean?

60What does the word "rig" mean?

61Nobody wants to be demoted!What does demoted mean here?