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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. General acceptance . The banning of handguns gained currency after the movie theater shooting spree.






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






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






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






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






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






7. (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.






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






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






10. 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






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






12. (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.






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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