Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for score

Two senses of score live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation

Score the SAT essays.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

mark

Same sentence, swapped: Mark the SAT essays.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for score as it is used in the sentence above.

seduce
tally
praise

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 4, High CampContact and joining

make small marks into the surface of

Score the clay before firing it.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

nock

Same sentence, swapped: Nock the clay before firing it.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for score as it is used in the sentence above.

seduce
band
matter

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Closest first: other thinking and knowing words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

apologynounexcusea poor exampleFoothillsHas a reason line arrangeverbputarrange thoughts, ideas, temporal eventsFoothills assumeverbtaketake on a certain form, attribute, or aspectFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line backgroundnoungroundthe part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foregroundFoothills obsessedadjectivehauntedhaving or showing excessive or compulsive concern with somethingTreeline obstaclenounobstructionsomething immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmountedRidgelineHas a reason line obtuseadjectivepurblindlacking in insight or discernmentSummit lawnounpolicethe force of policemen and officersFoothills

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