Multiple Meaning 1
Multiple Meaning 2
Multiple Meaning 3
Context Clues
100

train

1. to practice or prepare for something (sports) 

2. something you ride on

100

bark

1. sound of a dog 

2. part of a tree

100

spring

1. a season 

2. to move or jump suddenly

100

I knew I had a great friend in Louis, but I never anticipated that he would throw a surprise party for me and invite my family as well.

1. To expect

2. To believe in

3. To ask for

expect

200

decline

1. grow worse

2. a decrease

3. to refuse

200

sink

1. when something goes to the bottom (of water)

2. place where you wash your hands

200

project

1. work, a planned undertaking

2. to predict in advance, to make a plan for

200

For their economics class, students were assigned a project in which they explain the factors involved in making companies profitable.

A. Impractical
B. Worthless
C. Money-making

Worthless

300

base

1. support or foundation

2. to found on, use as basis for

300

bill

1. Something you must pay 

2. A dollar

3. A proposed law

300

subject

1. topic

2. to expose someone to something, to make someone experience something

300

Texas weather is so capricious! One day it’s cold and rainy, the next it feels like summertime, and I can’t get used to it.

1. suddenly changing

2. awkward

3. predictable

suddenly changing
400

source

1. origin, where something is from

2. to get something (a product) from somewhere

400

center

1. in the middle


2. a place where an activity happens

400

convert

1. to change the nature, purpose, or function of something

2. someone who has changed their mind/beliefs

400

All of the teachers favored Hannah because she had an inquisitive mind and never hesitated to ask questions about new information learned.

1. Busy

2. Curious

3. Intelligent

curious

500

compound

1. composed of parts

2. to add/mix together

500

figure

1. to imagine or calculate

2. a person

3. a diagram

500

credit

1. to give credit to or attribute

2. approval

3. money

500

Joseph explained that not completing their commitment would be detrimental to the company both financially and socially.

A. Harmful
B. Beneficial
C. Favorable

harmful