Reading - common second meanings

Question 1

affect

Answer 1

to take on, to assume

Question 2

afford

Answer 2

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

Question 3

appreciate

Answer 3

1. to understand fully
2. to increase in value

Question 4

affected

Answer 4

behaving in an artificial / pretentious way

Question 5

arrest

Answer 5

to put a stop to, to halt

Question 6

assume

Answer 6

to take on responsibility

Question 7

basic

Answer 7

fundamental, essential

Question 8

capacity

Answer 8

ability

Question 9

bent

Answer 9

liking or preference for

Question 10

chance (v.)

Answer 10

to attempt

Question 11

check

Answer 11

to control, to limit

Question 12

common

Answer 12

widespread

Question 13

clear

Answer 13

obvious, evident

Question 14

compromise (v.)

Answer 14

to endanger or make vulnerable

Question 15

constitution

Answer 15

build
(e.g. a sturdy constitution)

Question 16

conviction

Answer 16

strong belief
(noun form of convinced)

Question 17

currency

Answer 17

acceptance
(e.g. an idea gains currency)

Question 18

economy

Answer 18

thrift

Question 19

element

Answer 19

component, aspect

Question 20

elevated

Answer 20

lofty, high-minded, idealistic

Question 21

establish

Answer 21

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

Question 22

execute

Answer 22

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

Question 23

exercise

Answer 23

to put into use, to carry out a function

Question 24

exploit

Answer 24

to make use of

Question 25

facility

Answer 25

the ability to do smth easily

Question 26

faculty

Answer 26

ability or aptitude

Question 27

fancy (v.)

Answer 27

to take a liking to

Question 28

fine

Answer 28

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

Question 29

fundamental

Answer 29

basic, essential

Question 30

grave / gravity

Answer 30

serious(ness)

Question 31

nature

Answer 31

character, personality

Question 32

observe

Answer 32

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

Question 33

plastic(ity)

Answer 33

able to be shaped or changed

Question 34

poor

Answer 34

inferior, substandard, ill

Question 35

provoke

Answer 35

to elicit, to draw out
(e.g. to provoke a reaction)

Question 36

qualify

Answer 36

to provide more detial, to make less extreme

Question 37

range

Answer 37

scope

Question 38

raw

Answer 38

unrefined, unfiltered

Question 39

realize

Answer 39

to achieve (a goal)

Question 40

reconcile

Answer 40

to bring together opposing ideas

Question 41

relate / relay

Answer 41

to pass on along information

Question 42

reservations

Answer 42

doubts, misgivings

Question 43

reserve

Answer 43

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

Question 44

scale

Answer 44

level
(e.g. repeat on a large scale)

Question 45

scrap (v.)

Answer 45

to eliminate

Question 46

sheer

Answer 46

1. utter, complete, nothing other than
2. perpendicular or nearly so

Question 47

sound

Answer 47

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

Question 48

spare, severe

Answer 48

plain, unadorned

Question 49

static

Answer 49

unchanging

Question 50

store

Answer 50

reserve, stock
(e.g. a store of food)

Question 51

strength

Answer 51

significance

Question 52

sustain (v.)

Answer 52

to withstand

Question 53

temper (v.)

Answer 53

to moderate, to make less harsh

Question 54

train (v.)

Answer 54

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

Question 55

treat

Answer 55

to alter

Question 56

uniform (adj.)

Answer 56

constant, unvarying

Question 57

unqualified

Answer 57

absolute

Question 58

upset (v.)

Answer 58

to interfere with an expected outcome

Question 59

urge

Answer 59

to argue in favor of, to advocate

Question 60

want (v.)

Answer 60

to lack

Question 61

weight

Answer 61

seriousness, importance

Question 62

yield

Answer 62

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