ACT: Multiple-Meaning Words: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8

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. connect
    fasten or put together two or more pieces
  2. response
    the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
  3. determine
    find out or learn with certainty, as by making an inquiry
  4. store
    a mercantile establishment for the sale of goods or services
  5. register
    an official written record of names or events
  6. direction
    a line leading to a place or point
  7. dull
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  8. center
    an area that is in the middle of some larger region
  9. swallow
    pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
  10. draft
    a current of air
  11. raise
    move upwards
  12. cultivate
    adapt something wild to the environment
Created on Fri Jun 06 11:57:04 EDT 2025

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