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

On the ACT Reading Test, you'll encounter questions that ask you to determine the meanings of common words in context. We've identified 200 high-frequency, multiple-meaning words of the sort that you'll see on the exam. As you practice this list, you'll have to rely on context clues in order to determine each word’s meaning in a particular sentence. Be careful! Several of a word's meanings might show up as answer choices — but only one answer will capture the meaning of the word in the context of the sentence.
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  1. trace
    an indication that something has been present
  2. base
    lowest support of a structure
  3. casual
    without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
  4. secure
    free from danger or risk
  5. generation
    group of genetically related organisms in a line of descent
  6. settle
    become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
  7. level
    a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
  8. review
    look at again; examine again
  9. discharge
    remove the unbalanced electricity from
  10. image
    a visual representation produced on a surface
  11. blunt
    not sharp (used of a knife or other blade)
  12. bound
    confined by bonds
  13. acute
    ending in a sharp point
Created on Wed Jun 04 12:45:23 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jun 06 12:14:07 EDT 2025)

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