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WorksheetsT3W5 Multiple Meaning Words
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
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
His voice was absolutely , (a) unmarked by any change of inflection.
His first casual inspection of the ashes revealed nothing.
In this sentence, casual means:
predictable
official
systematic
superficial
The field companies suffered heavily, and rendered good service as infantry.
In this sentence, rendered means:
necessitated
yielded
suffered
commandeered
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
base means:
powerhouse
cornerstone
workforce
fieldwork
eminent means:
illustrious
transparent
homogeneous
congenial
The EPA’s recent discharge of toxic water in Colorado was many times larger.
In this sentence, discharge means:
detonation
dismissal
achievement
outpouring
Mistaken eyewitnesses (a) in 34 percent of wrongful convictions in the database of the National Registry of Exonerations.
