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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






4. A serious situation or problem. Joe did not apprear to recognize the gravity of the situation






5. Courage - spunk - fortitude. Despite hard times - James had amazing pluck.






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






7. 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.






8. A perfect example Sam was the personification of bravery.






9. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






10. To pronounce or speak affectedly; to speak too carefully. Don't mince word; say what you mean.






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






12. 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.






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






14. (n. - v.) - A factory where money is produced / To produce money also excellent condition Mint produced pennies. When they are minted - they are in mint condition.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. (n.) - A liking or talent for (syn: predilection - proclivity - penchant). The SAT really likes this one






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






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






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






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






27. Sarcastic - impertinent. He was sent to the principal's office for being flip in Miss Gerry's class.






28. To modify ex: modify work He qualified his remarks so that the older voters were not offended.






29. 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.






30. -pompous - self-important. He believes he is consequential because he donated money to the school fund.






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






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






33. (v.) - To move slowly and awkwardly. The old man lumbered down the lane






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






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






36. To diminish the intensity or check the vibration of sound.






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






38. (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.






39. (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.






40. (v.) - To put a stop to. With a tourniquet she was able to stem the flow of blood






41. (v.) - To complain After awhile her carping became very irritating because she never said anything positive about the school.






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






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






44. To bring up - announce - begin to talk about. Many parents are afraid to broach the subject of colleges with their kids






45. Contemptible; despicable. I find his behavior to be scurvy.






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






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






48. (n. - adj.) - Artificial or pretentious behavior. The trouble with Jill is that her behavior is so affected that it is impossible to determine her real personality






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






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