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

We've identified 100 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.
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words only definitions & notes
  1. project
    a planned undertaking
  2. process
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
  3. series
    similar things placed in order or one after another
  4. render
    give or supply
  5. operation
    process or manner of functioning
  6. surface
    the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer
  7. range
    a variety of different things or activities
  8. volume
    the property of something that is great in magnitude
  9. source
    the place where something begins
  10. construct
    make by combining materials and parts
  11. contract
    a binding agreement that is enforceable by law
  12. trace
    an indication that something has been present
  13. yield
    give or supply
  14. impression
    a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
  15. capture
    seize as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
Created on Thu Jun 05 10:29:10 EDT 2025

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