Polysemous Vocabulary Review

Vocabulary flashcards focusing on polysemous words and their multiple definitions as presented in the lecture notes.

trip

1. travel 2. stumble or misstep 3. mistake 4. light footstep

account

1. to explain the reason for 2. to be the cause of 3. to occupy a proportion 4. to consider (take account of / take into account)

survive

1. to live through 2. to outlive or live longer than (e.g., He was survived by his wife and six children)

take in

1. accept 2. understand or comprehend 3. look closely at or eye 4. deceive or cheat

afford

1. to have the financial or time capacity for 2. to give or provide (e.g., Reading affords pleasure)

address

1. to speak or lecture to 2. to send mail 3. to apply for 4. to undertake or start work on a problem 5. to focus on

appropriate

1. to take for one's own use, embezzle, or misappropriate 2. suitable, proper, or original

commitment

1. pledge, promise, or obligation 2. involvement, intervention, or engagement 3. dedication or devotion 4. entrustment or consignment 5. commission of a crime

affect

1. to influence or move someone (noun: affection) 2. to pretend or feign (e.g., affect ignorance; noun: affectation)

accomodate

1. to provide convenience 2. to provide or supply 3. to house or lodge