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Words with Multiple Pronunciations #2

Each answer is a heteronym: an English word that is pronounced differently depending on its definition.
Can you solve them all?
The previous quiz in this series can be found here (Quiz #1)
Quiz by kiwirage
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Last updated: September 21, 2023
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First submittedOctober 7, 2017
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Definition 1
Answer
Definition 2
To defy authority
Rebel
Nonconformist
To exist, breathe
Live
Not recorded
A binding agreement
Contract
To become smaller
A thing, item
Object
To express dissent
To accompany
Escort
A prostitute
Gained knowledge
Learned
Scholarly, erudite
Faultless
Perfect
To hone, fine-tune
A violinist's tool
Bow
To give in to pressure
Sulked gloomily
Moped
Motorized bike
Aromatic scent
Incense
To make very angry
Definition 1
Answer
Definition 2
To absorb food
Digest
An abridged work
The way in
Entrance
To charm, captivate
Female pig
Sow
To plant seeds
Deep male voice
Bass
Freshwater fish
To direct an orchestra
Conduct
Behaviour, manners
A self-serve meal, eg.
Buffet
To batter, like the wind
Justification
Excuse
To let off the hook
School assignment
Project
To stick out, jut out
To think carefully
Deliberate
Intentional, wilful
To race again
Rerun
Repeated TV show
Jayjaysciz
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Level 55
Oct 8, 2017
Great quiz!
Malbaby
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Level 71
Oct 9, 2017
Good quiz, I had to laugh at 'Moped', I knew the word so well with a picture in my mind of a bloke tootling along on a 'Moped' but I couldn't bring it to mind.
Sifhraven
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Level 67
Sep 29, 2019
Isnt the excuse one nearly the same, you excuse someone because you can think of an acceptable excuse for them.
kiwirage
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Level 63
Sep 29, 2019
They actually have distinctly different pronunciations: The verb excuse has a slow vowel and a final 'z', rhyming with ooze or snooze. The noun excuse has a fast vowel and a final 'ss', rhyming with goose or the German word Tschüß.
HyddenRizz
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Level 66
Apr 27, 2023
Just a few things, Rerun is pronounced the same in English in both ways. Maybe in some North American accents it changes.

And Incense is not the smoke, it is the product that is burned to produce smoke. Missed this one because of the weird clue.

The Buffet clue is very strange for me as neither clue makes much sense. "Self-serve meal" is bad grammar and is unclear, while "batter like the wind" again is unclear. "Strike repeatedly (by wind)" would be better imo.

I like this series a lot though, so good work. This is the first quiz that has felt a bit off to me.

kiwirage
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Level 63
May 14, 2023
I'm from New Zealand, and 'rerun' is accentuated (i.e pronounced) differently depending on the definition: reRUN vs RErun. You love pitting America against the rest of the English speaking world, but it's just not the case.

I agree about incense. It is not just the product that is burned, however, but can also be the fragrance emitted. Fixed that one.

"Self-serve meal" is neather bad grammar nor unclear. I've added the article in case that makes what's already clear even clearer. Same applies to "batter like the wind".

Janjan
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Level 67
Sep 21, 2023
I am English and I agree with you kiwirage - the stress would either be on the first or second syllable depending on the meaning. Great quiz thanks.
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