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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. Exacting - fastidious - very precise. The reason the watch maker could command such high prices is because his work is so nice.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. An arrogant attitude. George took a cavalier attitude towards smoking in the men's room.






9. (v.) - To bother - question repeatedly Harry badgered me for a new lacrosse stick






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






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






12. Sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating. For some reason very librarian our school has ever ever hired has been trenchant.






13. (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.






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






15. (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.






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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. (v.) - To rummage around - search






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






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






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






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






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






28. (v.) - To proclaim enthusiastically. Harry was hailed as the greatest lacrosse player Hackley has ever seen.






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






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






31. 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






32. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






33. Official approval or disapproval of an action. Mrs' Gerring sanctioned ipod but only for studying vocabulary






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. (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.







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