Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1

On the ACT Reading Test, you'll encounter questions that ask you to determine the meanings of common words in context. We've identified 170 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. account
    a record or narrative description of past events
  2. advance
    move forward
  3. blunt
    not sharp (used of a knife or other blade)
  4. bound
    confined by bonds
  5. casual
    without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
  6. delivery
    voluntary transfer of something from one party to another
  7. discharge
    remove the unbalanced electricity from
  8. execute
    put in effect
  9. figure
    alternate name for the body of a human being
  10. generation
    group of genetically related organisms in a line of descent
  11. heave
    lift or elevate
  12. image
    a visual representation produced on a surface
  13. level
    a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
  14. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  15. occupy
    live in (a certain place)
  16. release
    grant freedom to; free from confinement
  17. render
    give or supply
  18. review
    look at again; examine again
  19. right
    free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
  20. secure
    free from danger or risk
  21. settle
    become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
  22. sound
    mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
  23. straight
    having no deviations
  24. trace
    an indication that something has been present
  25. upset
    cause to lose one's composure
Created on 十二月 17, 2021 (updated 十二月 17, 2021)

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