Common Second Meaning

1.afford-grant (e.g. an opportunity)2.appreciate- to take into account, recognize the merits of or to increase in value3.arrest –to stop (not just put handcuffs on a criminal)4.assume- to take on responsibility for, acquire (eg. to assume a new position)5.austerity-financial policy to reduce excess spending on luxury or non essential items6.badger-to pester or annoy (eg. reporters repeatedly badgered the candidate after news of the scandal broke).7.bent- liking for, penchant, predilection, proclivity8.capacity-ability9.chance- to attempt10.check- to restrain, control11.coin- invent (e.g. coin a phrase)12.compromise-to endanger or make vulnerable (e.g. to compromise one’s beliefs)13.constitution- build (a football play has a solid constitution)14.consummate-total, absolute (consummate professional)15.conviction-certainty, determination, noun of convinced.16.couch- to hide17.discriminating-able to make fine distinctions (someone who can to detect subtle flavors has a discriminating palate)18.dispatch- speed, efficiency (she completed for project promptly and with great dispatch)19.doctor- to tamper with20.economy- thrift21.embroider-to falsity, make up stories about22.execute-to carry out23.exploit- make use of (does not carry a negative connotation)24.facility- ability to do something easily (a facility for learning language)25.foil-to get in the way of, put a stop to(to foil a robbery) or a secondary, often comedic character in a play or novel, used to emphasize the good qualities of the hero)26.grave/gravity-serious(ness)

27.grill-to question intensely and repeatedly(the police officers grilled the suspect thoroughly)28.hamper-to get in the way of, hinder29.hobble-prevent, impede30.mint-to produce money, or as an adjective-perfect, like new31.provoke-elicit(reaction)32.realize-to achieve(a goal)33.reconcile-to bring together opposing or contradictory ideas34.relay-to pass on to someone else(to relay information)35.relate-to tell, give an account of a story36.reservation-misgivings37.reserve-to hold off on(to reserve judgment)38.fuffled-flustered, nonplussed39.sap-to drain (of energy)40.scrap-to eliminate41.shelve/table-to reject or discard(an idea or proposal)42.solvent-able to pay all debts(usually used in a business context)43.sound-firm, stable, reliable, valid(a sound argument) 44.spare, severe- unadorned, very plain45.static- unchanging(in a state of stasis)46.sustain- withstand47.uniform-constant, unvarying48.unqualified-absolute49.upset-tointerfere with an expected outcome