T3W5 Multiple Meaning Words

Front

My father and I were the only ones home, and I took the staircase in a bound, terrified.

Back

a light, self-propelled movement upward or forward

Answer explanation

To bound is to jump or hop - usually as you run.

Front

Although President Kennedy maintained a family compound in Hyannis, across the sound on Cape Cod, he liked to sail near the Vineyard.

In this sentence, sound means:

Back

strait

Answer explanation

In this question, sound is a noun that means narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water.

Front

casual

His first casual inspection of the ashes revealed nothing.

Back

superficial

Answer explanation

In this question, casual is an adjective that means hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

Front

Rendered in the sentence: "The field companies suffered heavily, and rendered good service as infantry."

Back

yielded

Answer explanation

In this question, render is a verb that means to give or supply.

Front

pitch means:

Back

the action or manner of throwing something

Answer explanation

In baseball, the ball is pitched (thrown). Elsewhere, writers, salesmen, and other folks make pitches (proposals).

Front

base

Back

cornerstone

Answer explanation

In this question, base is a noun that means the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun.

Front

eminent

Back

illustrious

Answer explanation

In this question, eminent is an adjective that means standing above others in quality or position.

Front

The EPA’s recent discharge of toxic water in Colorado was many times larger.

Back

outpouring

Answer explanation

In this question, discharge is a noun that means the pouring forth of a fluid.