Appendix of Griffin (1999) BRMIC Target Definition Median z-score Unambiguous Words age length of existence -0.07 ax instrument to chop wood -0.54 bake to cook in an oven -0.27 beak a bird's mouth -0.51 beer an alcoholic drink 0.62 boat a vessel for traveling on water -0.41 boat water vessel -0.37 brag to boast -0.30 burn to injure with heat -0.09 candle source of light -0.46 captain commander of a vessel -0.51 chalk a powdery stick used for drawing -0.45 choose to select -0.11 cut an incision, a wound -0.19 dark dim, lacking light 0.48 deep opposite of shallow -0.24 deep opposite of shallow -0.34 dent a hollow in a surface -0.41 dent a hollow, an indentation -0.28 dime ten pennies -0.07 dime ten pennies -0.12 floor a level in a building 0.03 frost frozen moisture outside -0.46 germs bacteria, carriers of disease -0.43 gulp swallow -0.50 hand part of the arm below the wrist 0.53 hint a clue -0.38 hook curved metal pin which holds things -0.43 hunt search; kill or catch for sport -0.46 job employment -0.01 land real estate, property, ground -0.20 mask disguise for the face -0.38 moon a satellite revolving around earth -0.07 name title 1.19 nose something you breathe through -0.10 paint liquid color -0.23 patch a cover for a hole -0.56 pose to assume a position -0.37 price cost 0.18 price cost 0.41 prize free gift -0.21 pulse the beating blood in arteries -0.45 reach to attain; to extend toward a goal -0.08 reef a formation in the ocean -0.69 ride a trip -0.07 sand small rock particles -0.42 say to utter aloud, speak 1.01 scar mark of a wound -0.33 scoop a kind of spoon -0.46 seat a place to sit 0.09 shark an animal that lives in the ocean -0.47 show a television program 0.37 sick ill -0.04 size a measure of the space something occupies -0.07 sky the upper atmosphere, the heavens -0.01 soft opposite of hard 0.04 soil dirt -0.39 song a tune 0.65 sour a sharp, acid taste -0.23 space area between things; room -0.08 spy an undercover information gatherer -0.51 stain a permanent mark -0.20 stem the main stalk of a plant -0.53 string a thin cord -0.31 tent a temporary shelter -0.54 tent a temporary shelter -0.56 thick opposite of thin -0.31 thin opposite of fat -0.08 thorn a sharp, pointed growth -0.44 thumb part of the hand -0.27 tube a slender pipe -0.51 war armed conflict -0.19 warm a degree of heat 0.64 wet moist 0.21 wife female spouse -0.17 wing what birds and planes use to fly -0.41 wise knowledgeable, full of information -0.22 wise knowledgeable, full of information -0.46 wish to desire, express a want 0.18 wolf a wild, dog-like animal -0.51 Homophones ad a commercial -0.19 add to sum, put together -0.06 be to exist; to possess some quality 1.40 bee an insect -0.29 brake to slow down -0.12 break to shatter, come apart -0.07 cellar basement -0.53 seller someone who sells things -0.47 cent one penny -0.08 scent an odor; smell -0.22 chute a funnel -0.53 shoot to fire a gun -0.31 dam a blockage of water -0.55 damn a swear word 0.16 dew moisture formed on surfaces at night -0.48 do to act, perform 1.39 die to cease living 0.07 dye substance for coloring fabric -0.54 fareÝ bus ride fee -0.50 flour ground grain used in baking -0.42 flower a blossom -0.16 genes carriers of hereditary information -0.26 jeans denim pants 0.64 hair threadlike growths on people's heads 0.46 hare animal like a rabbit -0.55 heal to cure, repair -0.22 heel back part of the foot -0.45 hear to perceive through the ear 0.67 here in this place; location 0.99 knead to handle dough -0.58 need to require 0.65 know to possess information about 1.31 no refusal; negative vote 2.31 mail letters delivered by post office 0.74 male counterpart to female 0.04 new* opposite of old 0.32 none complete absence -0.07 nun a religious woman -0.55 pain extreme discomfort, agony 0.11 pane a sheet of glass in a window -0.51 peace calm; freedom from war -0.09 piece a part of something -0.06 pole a long rod -0.43 poll a survey -0.52 sale* reduce price -0.08 sight vision -0.21 site a location -0.46 son male child -0.20 sun the star that the Earth revolves around 0.01 steal to take without permission -0.17 steel a metal -0.43 tea a hot beverage -0.26 tee golfball holder -0.51 waist between ribs and hips -0.20 waste unnecessary use -0.18 wait to remain, to be ready 0.30 weight degree of heaviness 0.15 way direction 0.25 weigh to measure heaviness -0.07 weak lack of strength -0.07 week seven days 0.78 writeÝ to inscribe; record in words 1.10 Different-Class Homonyms ace* usually the highest card in a deck -0.25 bail* a deposit to get out of jail -0.54 boil* to heat water until bubbling -0.39 change to alter 0.67 change coins 0.36 check a substitute for cash -0.01 check to test, as in to double-check -0.04 fairÝ unbiased, even, just -0.06 fall* to descend quickly, to drop -0.07 light a source of illumination 0.65 light opposite of heavy; lacking mass 0.08 park a recreational area -0.08 park to position a car -0.07 rash* skin irritation -0.50 rash* skin irritation -0.52 rightÝ opposite of left 0.66 ring jewelry worn on a finger -0.23 ring the sound a telephone makes 0.07 safe secure, not in danger -0.09 safe a container for valuables -0.37 shot* what a gun fires -0.27 sign to handwrite one's name -0.05 sign a notice, a display of information -0.05 sink to descend, move downwards -0.37 sink a water basin -0.20 sock* something worn under shoes 0.02 stick a small branch -0.25 stick to adhere; to fasten something -0.39 toast browned bread -0.22 toast to drink to someone's health -0.43 watch a timepiece, a small clock 0.20 watch to look at for a while -0.07 Same-Class Homonyms ball round object used in games -0.06 ball a formal dance -0.69 bat a flying creature -0.58 bat something used to hit a baseball -0.22 bill a draft of a proposed law -0.39 bill a charge for services -0.07 capital uppercase letter -0.34 capital seat of government -0.43 chest a large wooden box-like container -0.55 chest a body part 0.03 club object used to hit things, like golfballs -0.33 club an organization -0.12 date a day of the year 0.49 date a romantic encounter; appointment 0.26 feet a measure of length or height -0.04 feet part of the body below ankles -0.10 letter part of the alphabet -0.08 letter a written message 0.00 note a certain tone or pitch in music -0.24 note a short written communication -0.09 plain* unadorned, not decorated or special -0.20 plane* flying vehicle -0.24 run* to move rapidly 0.65 tie clothing worn around the neck -0.40 tie a draw; a non-decisive outcome -0.25 Excluded Questionable Words bald without hair -0.38 bald hairless -0.38 bell something which makes noise -0.25 build to construct -0.25 close to shut 0.76 head part of the body above the neck -0.07 heart a bodily organ or the shape of this organ -0.05 man male human 0.11 man male human 0.44 meal breakfast, lunch or dinner 0.24 mouth oral cavity 0.02 nap a short period of sleep 0.09 neck part of the body -0.34 pan cooking utensil -0.31 pause a time period when nothing happens -0.44 phone communication device 1.06 red a bright color 0.03 rent housing payment -0.23 rent payment for housing -0.26 shoe clothing worn on feet 0.25 skate to move on rollerblades -0.37 tan skin darkened by the sun -0.16 world the planet Earth -0.07