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Words with Multiple Pronunciations #1

Each answer is a heteronym: an English word that is pronounced differently depending on its definition. Can you solve them all?
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Definition 1
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Definition 2
Arid place
Desert
To abandon
To injure
Wound
Coiled up
Rip up
Tear
Eye fluid
To say no to
Refuse
Garbage
Acts, performs
Does
Female deers
Give a talk
Present
A gift
Place for waste
Sewer
One who stitches
Topic, issue
Subject
Force to undergo
Important, eminent
August
Month of the year
Blustery
Windy
Curving, twisting
Definition 1
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Definition 2
Non-binding; false
Invalid
A sick person
To shine
Polish
European language
Prisoner
Convict
To find guilty
Metallic element
Lead
To show the way
Unit of time
Minute
Very small
Argument
Row
A line of items
Jumped off
Dove
Sign of peace
LP, eg.
Record
To write down
To shut down
Close
Near
Instrument panel
Console
To comfort
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5 Comments
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Level 66
Oct 7, 2017
Five stars :)
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Level 57
Oct 8, 2017
At first it seemed easy and then my brain just stopped working. Only got 12/20. When I saw the answers I missed they seemed so obvious! Great quiz!!!
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Level 36
Apr 20, 2022
I did terribly, but great quiz nonetheless!
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Level 34
Mar 10, 2023
Subject is pronounced the same way though...
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Level 88
Aug 11, 2023
Not where I'm from it isn't.