SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 7

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  1. determine
    find out or learn with certainty, as by making an inquiry
  2. grim
    harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
  3. pattern
    a repeated design, structure, or arrangement
  4. recognize
    perceive to be something or something you can identify
  5. scan
    examine minutely or intensely
  6. severe
    very harsh or strict, especially when dealing with others
  7. state
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  8. straight
    having no deviations
  9. active
    characterized by energetic movement
  10. execute
    put in effect
  11. pose
    assume a bearing as for artistic purposes
  12. process
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
  13. contain
    hold or have within
Created on Fri Jun 06 11:27:46 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jun 06 11:28:54 EDT 2025)

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