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Glossary of Common Second Meanings Flashcards

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Account (for)

A

explain

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Affect (v.) - to adopt (a behavior); affected (adj.)

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behaving in an artificial/ pretentious way

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Afford

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grant (e.g. an opportunity)

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Arrangement

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situation

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Arrest

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put a stop to (not just put handcuffs on a criminal)

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Assume

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

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Basic

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essential, fundamental

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Becoming (adj.)

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fitting, flattering

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Bent

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liking or preference for

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Boost

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improve, promote

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Calculated

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plotted out

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Capacity

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ability

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Chance (v.)

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attempt

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Check

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

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Clear

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obvious, unmistakable

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Coin (v.)

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invent (e.g. coin a phrase)

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Common

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shared

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Compromise (v.)

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

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Constitution

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

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Conviction

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strong belief (noun form of convinced)

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Couch (v.)

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hide

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Critical

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essential, necessary

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Curious

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odd

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Currency

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acceptance, approval (of an idea)

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Direct (v.)

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guide

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Discriminating

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perceptive

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Disposed

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inclined

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Distant

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aloof, emotionally uninvolved

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Doctor (v.)

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tamper with, alter

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Draw (v.)

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attract

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Economy

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

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Embroider

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falsify, make up stories about

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Establish

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demonstrate, confirm

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Exchange (n.)

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conversation

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Execute

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carry out

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Exploit

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

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Facility

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talent for

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Fierce

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intense

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Fine

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(1) keen, perceptive; (2) well-developed

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Foil

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

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Foundation

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basis, underpinning

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Grand

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imposing

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Grave/Gravity

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serious(ness)

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Great

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large

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Harbor

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to possess, hold (e.g. to harbor a belief)

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Hold

A

claim

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Hold out

A

resist

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Host

A

contain

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Independent

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separate (e.g. an independent variable)

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Modest

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small, limited (e.g. a modest amount = a small amount)

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Nature

A

type

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Observe

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follow (e.g. a law)

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Open

A

accessible

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Peculiar (to)

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unique, distinctive

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Plastic/plasticity

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able to be changed

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Poor

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weak (e.g. a performance)

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Provoke

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elicit (e.g. a reaction)

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Put (v.)

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state, say

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Qualify

A

provide more information or detail about

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Raise (v.)

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(1) rear (e.g. an animal); (2) elevate/uplift

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Range

A

scope

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Raw

A

unfiltered

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Realize

A

achieve (a goal)

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Reconcile

A

bring together

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Regular

A

even

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Relate/Relay

A

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

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Reservations

A

misgivings

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Reserve

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hold off on (e.g. to reserve judgement)

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Ripple (v.)

A

spread

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Ruffled

A

flustered, anxious (unruffled - calm)

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Sap (v.)

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drain (e.g. of energy)

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Scour

A

search

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Scrap (v.)

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eliminate

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Set

A

determine

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Sheer

A

pure, simple

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Shelve/Table (v.)

A

reject or discard (e.g. an idea or proposal)

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Simple

A

straightforward

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Sober

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serious, modest

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Sound

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

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Spare, Severe

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Plain, unadorned

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Splinter (v.)

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split off

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State

A

condition

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Static

A

unchanging (i.e. in a state of stasis

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Station

A

rank

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Scale

A

level

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Store (n.)

A

reserve

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Sustain (v.)

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withstand

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Temper (v.)

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moderate, make less harsh

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Tied (to)

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connected to

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Train (v.)

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

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Track

A

follow

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True

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genuine

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Uniform

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constant, unvarying

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Unqualified

A

absolute

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Upset (v.)

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interfere with an expected outcome

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Urge

A

advocate, be in favor of

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Values

A

principles

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Wake

A

aftermath

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Want

A

lack

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yield

A

reveal (e.g. an experiment yields results)

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