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.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

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

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

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).

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

eminent means:

• illustrious

• transparent

• homogeneous

• congenial

Answer explanation

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

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4