SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2

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  1. settle
    become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
  2. level
    a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
  3. review
    look at again; examine again
  4. crash
    break violently or noisily
  5. discharge
    remove the unbalanced electricity from
  6. pitch
    the high or low quality of a sound
  7. bound
    confined by bonds
  8. lapse
    drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
  9. scratch
    cut, scrape, or wear away the surface of
  10. blast
    a sudden, loud sound
  11. render
    give or supply
  12. scale
    an ordered reference standard
  13. fresh
    recently made, produced, or harvested
Created on Wed Jun 04 12:23:51 EDT 2025

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