SAT Multiple Meaning Words List #1

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

In this sentence, bound means:

• an offensive or strike against a formidable enemy

• an act of tripping or momentarily losing one's balance

• a light, self-propelled movement upward or forward

• a state of nervous excitement or agitation; adither

Answer explanation

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

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:

• strait

• noise

• tenor

• border

Answer explanation

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

His voice was absolutely , ​ (a)   unmarked by any change of inflection.​

• level
• lanky
• lawless
• literary

Answer explanation

In this question, level is an adjective that means not showing abrupt variations.

His first casual inspection of the ashes revealed nothing.

In this sentence, casual means:

• predictable

• official

• systematic

• superficial

Answer explanation

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

The field companies suffered heavily, and rendered good service as infantry.

In this sentence, rendered means:

• necessitated

• yielded

• suffered

• commandeered

Answer explanation

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

pitch means:

• an energetic attempt to achieve something

• the act of taking something that is offered

• a radio or television show

• 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).

base means:

• powerhouse

• cornerstone

• workforce

• fieldwork

Answer explanation

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

eminent means:

• illustrious

• transparent

• homogeneous

• congenial

Answer explanation

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

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

In this sentence, discharge means:

• detonation

• dismissal

• achievement

• outpouring

Answer explanation

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

Mistaken eyewitnesses ​ (a)   in 34 percent of wrongful convictions in the database of the National Registry of Exonerations.

• figured
• propelled
• corroded
• alternated

Answer explanation

In this question, figure is a verb that means to be a part of or play a part in.