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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. To lose vigor (as through grief). After her husband died - Mrs. Deary pined for weeks.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






23. To complain or grumble. Stop grousing and just come with us.






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






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






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






27. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






33. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






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






35. (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.






36. To lose courage - turn frightened. The chimpanzee was quailed by the alpha male in the group.






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






38. To equivocate or change one's position. You can't count on Jane: she always waffles at the last moment






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






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






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






42. Overshadow; surpass. The younger brother - Tim - eclipsed his sister as timed relays.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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