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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. (adj.) - Having an offensively strong or unclean odor. The men's locker room is rank after a football game.






2. (v) - To shock or stun






3. 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.






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






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






6. To soften; moderate. Mr. King - after forbidding students to wear shirst with scenes of violence tempered his remarks by saying that they did not apply to boys who never wore hoodies or shirts with offensive militaristic designs to school






7. To restrain; halt; contain. He was able to check the flow of water with his wrench.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






30. To tear or torn; an opening or tear. There was a rent in his uniform jacket from the barbed wire fence -






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






32. (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.






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






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






35. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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






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






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