Question: Sentence 1: Perversion also shows up in kinky telephone cords.
Sentence 2: The tendrils of the plant exhibited perversion.
Does perversion mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: the same meaning

Question: Sentence 1: The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much speculation in that portion of the world. -- Sir W. Scott.
Sentence 2: Natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger.
Does apparition mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: the same meaning

Question: Sentence 1: He tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful.
Sentence 2: Settling a score.
Does score mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer:
different meanings