Common Second Meanings

Question 1

Affect

Answer 1

(v.)-to take on, assume; affected (adj.)-behaving in an artificial or pretentious way

Question 2

Afford

Answer 2

to grant (e.g., to afford an opportunity)

Question 3

Allow

Answer 3

to enable, permit

Question 4

Appreciate

Answer 4

to take into account, recognize the merits of, OR to increase in value

Question 5

Appropriate

Answer 5

to take from, steal

Question 6

Arrest

Answer 6

to stop

Question 7

Assume

Answer 7

to take on responsibility for, acquire (e.g., to assume a new position)

Question 8

Basic

Answer 8

fundamental, essential

Question 9

Bent

Answer 9

liking or preference for

Question 10

Capacity

Answer 10

ability

Question 11

Chance

Answer 11

(v.)-to attempt

Question 12

Check

Answer 12

to control (e.g., the vaccine checked the spread of the disease)

Question 13

Clear

Answer 13

obvious, evident

Question 14

Common

Answer 14

widespread

Question 15

Compromise

Answer 15

(v.)-to endanger or make vulnerable (e.g., to compromise one’s beliefs)

Question 16

Consitution

Answer 16

build (e.g., the football player has a solid constitution)

Question 17

Conviction

Answer 17

strong belief. Noun form of convinced

Question 18

Currency

Answer 18

acceptance, approval (of an idea)

Question 19

Demostrate

Answer 19

to establish (e.g., to demonstrate the validity of a hypothesis)

Question 20

Economy

Answer 20

thrift (e.g., a writer who has an economical style uses a few words)

Question 21

Element

Answer 21

component, aspect

Question 22

Elevated

Answer 22

lofty, high-minded, idealistic

Question 23

Establish

Answer 23

to prove, validate (e.g., to establish the accuracy of a theory)

Question 24

Execute

Answer 24

to carry out (e.g., to execute an order)

Question 25

Exercise

Answer 25

to put into use, carry out a function

Question 26

Exploit

Answer 26

to make use of, take advantage of (does not carry a negative connotation)

Question 27

Facility

Answer 27

the ability to do something easily (e.g. a facility for learning languages)

Question 28

Faculty

Answer 28

ability or apititude

Question 29

Fancy

Answer 29

(v.)-to take a liking to

Question 30

Fine

Answer 30

(1) narrow, thin (e.g. fine lines); (2) delicate, elegant; (3) keen, highly attuned

Question 31

Foil

Answer 31

to put a stop to (e.g., to foil a robbery)

Question 32

Fundamental

Answer 32

basic, essential

Question 33

Grave/Gravity

Answer 33

(serious)ness

Question 34

Kicks

Answer 34

amusement (e.g., just for kicks)

Question 35

Nature

Answer 35

character, personality

Question 36

Observe

Answer 36

to follow (e.g., to observe a law)

Question 37

Plastic/Plasticity

Answer 37

able to be changed or shaped (e.g., brain plasticity)

Question 38

Poor

Answer 38

inferior, substandard, ill

Question 39

Provoke

Answer 39

to elicit (e.g., to provoke a response)

Question 40

Qualify

Answer 40

to provide more information or detail about

Question 41

Range

Answer 41

scope

Question 42

Raw

Answer 42

unrefined, unfiltered

Question 43

Realize

Answer 43

to achieve (a goal)

Question 44

Reconcile

Answer 44

to bring together opposing or contradictory ideas

Question 45

Relate/Relay

Answer 45

to pass on information, give an account of (a story)

Question 46

Reservations

Answer 46

doubts, misgivings

Question 47

reserve

Answer 47

to hold off on (e.g., to reserve judgment)

Question 48

Scale

Answer 48

level (e.g., the experiment was repeated on a larger scale)

Question 49

Scrap

Answer 49

(v.)-to eliminate

Question 50

Sheer

Answer 50

utter, complete

Question 51

Sound

Answer 51

firm, stable, reliable, valid (e.g., a sound argument)

Question 52

Spare, Severe

Answer 52

plain, unadorned

Question 53

Static

Answer 53

unchanging

Question 54

Store

Answer 54

(n.)-reserve, stock (e.g., to keep a store of food for emergencies)

Question 55

Strength

Answer 55

significance

Question 56

Sustain

Answer 56

(v.)-to withstand

Question 57

Temper

Answer 57

to moderate, make less harsh

Question 58

Train

Answer 58

to fixate on (e.g., to train one’s eyes on something)

Question 59

Treat

Answer 59

to alter

Question 60

Uniform

Answer 60

(adj.)-constant, unvarying

Question 61

Unqualified

Answer 61

absolute

Question 62

Upset

Answer 62

(v.)-to interfere with an expected outcome

Question 63

Urge

Answer 63

to argue in favor of, to advocate

Question 64

Want

Answer 64

(n.)-to lack

Question 65

Weight

Answer 65

seriousness, importance

Question 66

Yield

Answer 66

to reveal (e.g., an experiment yields results)