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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. (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.






18. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. 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.






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






29. (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.






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






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






32. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






38. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. (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






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






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






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