PSAT: Multiple-Meaning Words: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 3

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. capacity
    capability to perform or produce
  2. conflict
    an open clash between two opposing groups
  3. cultivate
    adapt something wild to the environment
  4. medium
    the surrounding environment
  5. motive
    the reason that arouses action toward a desired goal
  6. pitch
    the high or low quality of a sound
  7. prospect
    the possibility of future success
  8. provision
    the activity of supplying something
  9. reference
    the act of consulting
  10. register
    an official written record of names or events
  11. resolution
    a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
  12. resource
    aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
  13. scale
    an ordered reference standard
  14. scheme
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  15. structure
    a complex entity made of many parts
Created on Thu Jun 05 10:29:39 EDT 2025

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