SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 12

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  1. claim
    assert or affirm strongly
  2. commit
    engage in or perform
  3. extension
    act of expanding in scope
  4. provide
    give something useful or necessary to
  5. reflection
    the phenomenon of a wave being thrown back from a surface
  6. service
    an act of help or assistance
  7. subdued
    restrained in style or quality
  8. dissolve
    pass into a solution
  9. expression
    the communication of your beliefs or opinions
  10. foundation
    the basis on which something is grounded
  11. medium
    the surrounding environment
  12. wake
    stop sleeping
Created on Fri Jun 06 11:38:14 EDT 2025

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