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Words With Multiple Meanings PolysemySet 96

1Garnish

2What does it mean when someone depended on you?

3Determine the meaning of 'discretion' based on the context clues. Small children have not developed discretion. They ask embarrassing questions like "When will you die?"

4Which term means to wrap or cover for warmth or to make a sound quieter?

5Surly means

6What does the word diminishing mean in the sentence below?We mourned the diminishing roar of the waves as we drove away from the beach.

7"commute" means

8Despotic

9Unsuccessful

10Pool: (v) To share things for the benefit of others.

11Spar

12The word "profound" in the first paragraph means:

13Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer: Organic waste such as fruit and vegetables can ..... more quickly than other materials.

14Aiden, Michael, and Hannah were discussing the meaning of words and their connotations in their English class. They learned that connotations refer to a meaning that is implied by a word, often decided by cultural and emotional meanings. If Michael called Aiden childish during their discussion, would it be considered a negative or positive connotation?

15As he sat on the grass and looked across the river, a dark hole in the bank opposite, just above the water's edge, caught his eye, and dreamily he fell to considering what a nice, snug dwelling-place it would make for an animal with few wants and fond of a bijou riverside residence, above flood level and remote from noise and dust.What does the word remote mean as it is used in the sentence?

16I am the color of gold and the sun, But I can also be a feeling of happiness. What am I?

17Uncanny describes something .....

18"Block that kick!" yelled the fans.

19Transfer means:

20A "reservation" means .....

21Dancing look great when everyone is in time and together with their steps. This would be

22What does the term 'attract' mean?

23What does "set up" mean in the sentence:They set up a new business?

24What does 'discount' mean?

25Shambles means:

26The denotation of the word "slim" is:

27Reuse means:

28What does pelting mean?

29CHERISH

30Jason has decided to take the most sweeping measure to rid his tools of all microbial life. Which of the following steps must Jason take to effectively do this?

31What is the meaning of the word recount?

32What does the word "vitality" mean in the sentence below? The body builder was always eating healthy and working out regularly to stay in shape and live a long time.

33STAGNANT

34What is the definition of "adventure"?

35Choose the correct answer.The meaning of the word "principal" is:

36To "organize" means to arrange things neatly and with purpose and then make a ..... of keeping them that way.

37What can make you bitter?

38The boss was about to fire him but he gave Jack a ..... by giving him time to improve.

39Define the word: tempestuous.

40Read this sentence from the article.The whales eat and eat and eat, straining the tiny food through strips of baleen in their mouths.What does the author mean by the word straining in the sentence above?

41What does the verb "blanch" mean?

42Grapple means

43What is a "pain killer" medicine?

44Home-sickness or a sentimental longing for the past

45Pungent

46Operative

47To look back in thought; refer back

48A visual that shows the passage of time on a line.

49If you get really good at doing magic tricks, you might think of turning professional. You could end up on television making helicopters or large animals .....

50A student wants to write a sentence where the meaning of row is clear. Which sentence is the most effective?

51What is the meaning of the word 'book'?

52Amoral

53Coerce

54Impacts that is caused by tourism development over time.

55What is a vantage point in a situation?

56Read line 2 from "Unreturning." That toddled down the bay!What does the word toddled suggest about the boat's movement?

57Select the correct definition for the word flight. I have a flight scheduled to leave at 10:00 am.

58Read the sentence:'The detective will lead the investigation, but the pencil was made of lead.' How does the meaning of 'lead' change?

59Melanie stood before her. What does before mean here?

60Mutation

61Push is