interest[(1)&(2)whatisimportanttosomeone;(3)ashareinowningabusiness;(4)moneypaidfortheuseofmoneyborrowed]

Heactedtoprotecthisinterests.(1)

Shehadagreatinterestinpainting.(2)

Myfatherholdsaninterestinseveralbusinesses.(3)

Thebankapprovedhisloan,butitwantedhimtopay15percentininteresteachyear.(4)

interfere[(1)togetinthewayof;(2)toworkagainst;(3)totakepartintheactivitiesofothers,especiallywhennotaskedtodoso]

Hedidnotwintheracebecauseanotherboatinterferedbyturninginfrontofhisboat.(1)

Thesnowstorminterferedwithourplanstoclimbthemountain.(2)

JoanneaskedherfathernottointerfereinherdisputewithBryan.(3)

international[(1)oforaboutmorethanonenationormanynations;(2)ofthewholeworld]

TheinternationalconferenceofSouthAmericanleadershasopenedinQuito.(1)

Theinformationisinthereportoninternationaltrade.(2)

intervene[(1)tocomebetween;(2)tocomebetweeninordertosettleorsolve]

Thepoliceintervenedbeforeanyshotswerefired.(1)

ThePresidenturgedtheUnitedNationstointerveneintheborderdispute.(2)

invade[toenteranareaorcountrybyforcewithanarmy]

AlliedforcesinEnglandinvadedtheNormandyareaofFrancein1944.

invent[(1)toplanandmakesomethingnevermadebefore;(2)tocreateanewthingorwayofdoingsomething]

DidHenryFordinventtheautomobile?(1)

DidHenryFordinventanewwaytobuildcars?(2)

invest[togivemoneytoabusinessororganizationwiththehopeofmakingmoremoney]

Georgeaskedhisfriendstoinvestinhisnewoilcompany.

investigate[(1)tostudyorexamineallinformationaboutanevent,situationorcharge;(2)tosearchforthetruth]

CivilrightsleadersaskedthefederalgovernmenttoinvestigatevotingproblemsinsomepartsofFlorida.(1)

Congressisinvestigatingthepresident’srelationshipwithayoungwoman.(2)

invite[toasksomeonetotakepartinorjoinanevent,organizationorgathering]

JasoninvitedCandytohisparty.

involve[(1)totakepartin;(2)tobecomeapartof;(3)toinclude]

Hehasbeeninvolvedindramaformanyyears.(1)

Shebecamecompletelyinvolvedwithhernewfamily.(2)

Theprojectinvolvedthousandsofpeople.(3)

iron[astrong,hardmetalusedtomakemachinesandtools]

Peoplehavebeenmakingtoolsofironforabout2,800years.

island[alandareawithwaterallaroundit]

KenlivedonseveraldifferentislandsintheSouthPacificOcean.

issue[animportantproblemorsubjectthatpeoplearediscussingorarguingabout]

Campaignfinancereformwasthemostimportantissueintheelectioncampaign.

it[athing,place,eventorideathatisbeingspokenabout]

Theskyisblue,butitalsohasafewwhiteclouds.

jail[aprisonforthosewaitingtobetriedforacrimeorforthoseservingsentencesforcrimesthatarenotserious]

Hewassentencedtotendaysinjail.

jewel[avaluablestone,suchasadiamondoremerald]

Shekeepshervaluablejewelsatthebank.

job[theworkthatonedoestoearnmoney]

JeanhasanewjobatanInternetcompany.

join[(1)toputtogetherorcometogether;(2)tobecomepartoforamemberof]

Icanjointhetwobrokenpartstogether.(1)

Weinvitedhertojoinourstudygroup.(2)

joint[sharedbytwoormore]

Wemadeajointagreementnottomeetnextweek.

joke[somethingdoneorsaidtocauseotherstolaugh]

Haveyouheardanynewjokes?

judge[(1)toformanopinionabout;(2)todecideaquestion,especiallyalegalone;(3)apublicofficialwhodecidesproblemsoflawinacourt]

Ihelpedjudgethewritingabilityofeachpersoninthecompetition.(1)

Thejuryjudgedthetwomenguiltyofallcharges.(2)

Thejudgeintrafficcourthearsmanycaseseveryday.(3)

jump[topushdownonthefeetandmoveupquicklyintotheair]

Howhighcanyoujump?

jury[agroupofpeoplechosentodecidewhatistrueinatrial]

Thejuryfoundhimguilty.

just[(1)only;(2)veryshortlybeforeorafterthepresent;(3)atthesametime;(4)whatisrightorfair]

Helpmeforjustaminute.(1)

Hejustleft.(2)

HeleftjustasIcamein.(3)

Thelawisjust,inmyopinion.(4)

keep[(1)topossess;(2)tohaveforoneself]

Theykepttheoldhouseforalongtime.(1)

Hekeepsmostofthemoneythatheearns.(2)

kick[tohitwiththefoot]

Howfarcanyoukicktheball?

kidnap[toseizeandtakeawaybyforce]

Themankidnappedtheboybutreleasedhimafterthefamilypaidhimamilliondollars.

kill[(1)tomakedead;(2)tocausetodie]

Thewomankilledherthreehusbandsfortheirmoney.(1)

TheblightkilledalmosteverychestnuttreeintheUnitedStates.(2)

kind[(1)sort;(2)gentle;(3)caring;(4)helpful]

Whatkindofdogisthat?(1)

Heisakindman.(2)

Shewasakindmothertoallherchildren.(3)

Akindoldmantoldmewheretofindyourhouse.(4)

kiss[totouchwiththemouthtoshowloveorhonor]

Doyourememberyourfirstkiss?

knife[atoolorweaponusedtocut]

Theknifethathefoundwasverysharp.

know[(1)tounderstandsomethingascorrect;(2)tohavethefactsabout;(3)torecognizesomeonebecauseyouhavemetandtalkedtogetherbefore]

Iknowtheanswertoyourquestion.(1)

Doyouknowhowdeeptheriverishere?(2)

Heknewherformanyyears.(3)

knowledge[(1)thatwhichisknown;(2)learningorunderstanding]

AhugelibraryinAlexandria,Egypt,wastheworld’scenterofknowledge2,300yearsago.(1)

YoucanusetheInternetcomputersystemtofindknowledgeaboutagreatmanysubjects.(2)