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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. To test or try; attempt; experiment. Dr. Ying has us essay several compounds in Chemistry class today.






2. Exacting - fastidious - very precise. The reason the watch maker could command such high prices is because his work is so nice.






3. The supporting structural cross-part of a wing. Guitars have struts across the neck.






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






5. Multicolored - usually in blotches. His face was pied from exposure to poison ivy






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






7. To become weak; to lose interest. After the long battle the soldiers were flagged.






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






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






10. A strong tendency. Annie has a bent for Chemistry.






11. A result or outcome of an action. The seniors' prank precipitated a ban on all future senior pranks.






12. (v.) - To proclaim enthusiastically. Harry was hailed as the greatest lacrosse player Hackley has ever seen.






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






14. To demand - call for - require - take. Our English teachers demands were exacting. The pressure of public speaking exacted a tremendous amount of vitality from George VI.






15. To sap or droop; to become spiritless. I am sorry to be flagging but I am suffering from jet lag.






16. (v.) - To modify or soften the severity of a statement






17. To attempt to gain the favor of. Right now our President is courting voters.






18. To successfully travel through. We negotiated our way through the narrow street in Chainatown






19. (v.) - To complain about or denounce bitterly






20. (n.) - To read over or study with great attention. Fran pored over the yearbook hoping to find himself in many pictures.






21. (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.






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






23. To be established - accepted - or customary. After years of community service - Henry was finally obtained.






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






25. (v.) - To toss around The ship was buffeted by high winds)






26. Hidden - concealed - beyond comprehension. John Lofter was well regarded because his evil intentions were occult.






27. Elevation of a land surface. The globe we have had all the mountain ranges in relief. Remember bas relief?






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






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






30. (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.






31. To attempt to gain the favor or support of a person or group - The politician courted support for the new bill he wanted to pass -






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. A group of trees. Please put the new bench in front of the stand of pine trees.






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






38. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






39. A stereotypical or formulaic character. i don't remember her name beacause she was just a stock character in the play.






40. A rope - cord or cable attached as a brace or guide. The guy helped secure the mast.






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






42. To lose vigor (as through grief). After her husband died - Mrs. Deary pined for weeks.






43. (adj.) - Having an offensively strong or unclean odor. The men's locker room is rank after a football game.






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






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






46. (adj.) - Unfamiliar - foreign The new schedule was so alien to me that I kept showing up at the wrong time for about a week.






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






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






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






50. To take for one's own use; confiscate. Harry appropriated the candy supply for himself.