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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. (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.






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






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






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






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






27. To wade across the shallow part of a river or stream. Climb every mountain; ford every stream--are words from the Sound of Music






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. (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.






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






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






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






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






42. (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






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






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






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






46. (v.) - To withstand . The new stone house sustained to high gustly wind.






47. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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