Multiple-Meaning Words: Multiple-Meaning Words: Week 5

Context is king — that’s the lesson you need to internalize as you begin preparing for the vocabulary questions on the SAT. We have identified this pool of 200 words that cut across the disciplines and lend themselves well to context-dependent interpretation. As you learn this list on Vocabulary.com, you will have to rely on context clues in order to determine each word’s meaning in particular sentences. This is the same type of thinking you will need to develop in order to succeed on the SAT!

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Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. direction
    a line leading to a place or point
  2. compound
    a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
  3. cultivate
    adapt something wild to the environment
  4. dim
    lacking in light; not bright or harsh
  5. observe
    watch attentively
  6. sanction
    official permission or approval
  7. serious
    of great consequence
  8. suffer
    undergo or be subjected to
  9. account
    a record or narrative description of past events
  10. channel
    a deep and relatively narrow body of water
  11. compose
    form the substance of
  12. exposure
    the state of being exposed to harm
  13. hearty
    showing warm and sincere friendliness
  14. involve
    contain as a part
  15. tone
    the distinctive property of a complex sound
  16. recognition
    identifying something or someone by remembering
  17. sensitive
    responsive to physical stimuli
  18. shine
    emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
  19. sight
    the ability to see; the visual faculty
  20. mount
    go up, advance, or increase
  21. agitate
    move or cause to move back and forth
  22. condition
    a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
  23. convert
    change the nature, purpose, or function of something
  24. defend
    protect against a challenge or attack
  25. development
    a process in which something passes to a different stage
Created on Fri Dec 11 10:12:49 EST 2015 (updated Thu Jun 24 14:18:10 EDT 2021)

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