Vocabulary.com's Roadmap to the SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words

Context is King

Multiple-meaning words are words that take on different meanings in different contexts. While a word like lucrative has only one meaning ("producing a profit"), a multiple-meaning word like figure is used in a variety of ways, depending on the subject. You might learn about a historical figure in history class, calculate a figure in math class, or analyze a figure of speech in English class. Multiple-meaning words are especially important on the SAT since you'll have to define them in Words in Context questions.
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