The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words: List 2

On the ACT Reading Test, you'll encounter questions that ask you to determine the meanings of common words in context. We've identified 200 high-frequency, multiple-meaning words of the sort that you'll see on the exam. As you practice this list, you'll have to rely on context clues in order to determine each word’s meaning in a particular sentence. Be careful! Several of a word's meanings might show up as answer choices — but only one answer will capture the meaning of the word in the context of the sentence.
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  1. render
    give or supply
  2. positive
    characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance
  3. execute
    put in effect
  4. straight
    having no deviations
  5. advance
    move forward
  6. right
    free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
  7. upset
    cause to lose one's composure
  8. occupy
    live in (a certain place)
  9. heave
    lift or elevate
  10. project
    a planned undertaking
  11. stall
    a small area set off for special use
  12. commit
    engage in or perform
  13. extension
    act of expanding in scope
  14. provide
    give something useful or necessary to
  15. decline
    grow worse
  16. tender
    easy to cut or chew
  17. trade
    the commercial exchange of goods and services
  18. absorb
    take in a liquid
  19. shine
    emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
  20. critical
    of a serious examination and judgment of something
  21. withdraw
    pull back or move away or backward
  22. passage
    the act of moving from one state or place to the next
  23. substantial
    real; having a material or factual existence
  24. issue
    some situation or event that is thought about
  25. difference
    the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
Created on Thu Dec 17 12:24:43 EST 2020 (updated Thu Dec 17 12:30:57 EST 2020)

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