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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. A perfect example Sam was the personification of bravery.






2. (adj.) - Indirect - vague . After a while I tired of her elliptical hints and asked her directly what she wanted from me.






3. (adj.) - Simple - unadorned. It was a small modest home but they wee happy to have their own place.






4. (v.) - To insult - put down . Every word she said was meant as a slight and the whole class recognized her hostility.






5. (v.) - To elaborate or exaggerate. Every story Mike tells is so embroidered - that it is impossible to understand exactly what really is true.






6. To reduce quality or value of something. If you defrost and refreeze the meat you will compromise the quality.






7. (n.) - A dissolute man - womanizer. Do not go out with Bill - he's a rake and can't be trusted.






8. To devise a new word Who coined the name 'labradoodles?'






9. Wit - joker. I love having dinner with your cousin; he's such a wag.






10. To suspend; to engage; holding one's attention. I am afraid my brother is case of arrested development. Her beauty was arresting. His Chaucer lecture was arresting.






11. An arrogant attitude. George took a cavalier attitude towards smoking in the men's room.






12. To imply - suggest - or insinuate. He intimated that I had stolen his bike.






13. (v.) - To regulate - control. Who is going to police the dark alley to make sure it is safe for the young children who pass by every day.






14. General acceptance . The banning of handguns gained currency after the movie theater shooting spree.






15. (v.) - To bother - question repeatedly Harry badgered me for a new lacrosse stick






16. To lean or tilt to one side. When our dog wakes from a nap - his head lists to one side.






17. To successfully travel through. He negotiated the sharp turn very poorly.






18. To move heavily and clumsily. Hagrid lumbered back to his shack.






19. Soften or moderate Although he was disappointed - my dad tempered his words with a slight smile.






20. To enervate or weaken the vitality of. A sunny day at the beach saps all the energy out of me.






21. (v.) - To question intensively . The criminal was grilled for hours by the police






22. A tool used for shaping. My father used a die to shape the replacement spindle for our stair railing.






23. To tolerate - endure - countenance. I can brook many of his silly habits but loud gum chewing is intolerable






24. Majestic - venerable. Albert Bierstadt painted august mountains.






25. (v.) - To cut short. He cropped his jeans so he he could wade into the water and not have wet pants around his ankles






26. To remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration - let's table the discussion on cafeteria lunch and go for a nice walk instead.






27. Official approval or disapproval of an action. Mrs' Gerring sanctioned ipod but only for studying vocabulary






28. (adj.) - Austere - rigid. She wore her hair in a severe bun and she dressed is a severe black - high necked dress.






29. (v.) - To believe in. I subscribe to the 'less is more' theory of dressing so I usually do not wear jewelry






30. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






31. Inhumanely cruel. Attila the Hun was probably the most fell of all rulers.






32. To co-mingle - to debase by mirroring with something inferior. I am afraid the bowl is made of an alloy - not sterling as we thought.






33. (v.) - To attempt to get recognition or applause (e.g. to milk an audience) The young singer stayed on stage after the applause died down hoping to milk more even more recognition from the audience.






34. (v.) - To join two things together The wellness club and the athletic department were bridged my their mutual interest in having Hackley serve healthy food.






35. To saturate or completely soak - as in to let a tea bag steep. Allow the tea to steep for at least five minutes -






36. (v) - To shock or stun. I was floored by his unexpected bouquet of flowers






37. To complain about bitterly. He railed against the new regulations.






38. (v.) - To give in - acquiesce Eventually - Mimi caved in and let the girls wear eye makeup






39. Fitting - proper.It is altogether meet that Jackie Robinson is in the baseball hall of fame






40. To test or try; attempt; experiment. Dr. Ying has us essay several compounds in Chemistry class today.






41. Ordinary. Please don't wear the solid red tie; it is so pedestrian. Please don't order a hotdog at the restaurant - it's so pedestrian.






42. Sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating. For some reason very librarian our school has ever ever hired has been trenchant.






43. (adj.) - Serious Pleas recognize the gravity of the situation and refrain from laughing.






44. To direct along a desired course. Charlotte - please channel the overflow of water towards the pond rather than into my garden.






45. (n.) - A fundamental (e.g. staple crop)






46. (n.) - The physical character - health of a body. I am very lucky because I have a very healthy constitution - so have never missed a day of school.






47. (v.) - To rummage around - search






48. Exceptional - unusual - odd.She was singular in her gymnasts talent. She was singular in her Gothic taste.






49. To pry - to press - or force with a lever; something taken by force - He prized the locked door until the door jam gave way.






50. To change as if by dyeing - to distort or affect. When she colored her hair purple it colored my impression of her.