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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. (v.) - To believe in. I subscribe to the 'less is more' theory of dressing so I usually do not wear jewelry






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. (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.






7. 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.






8. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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






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






12. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






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






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






15. To bring up - announce - begin to talk about. Many parents are afraid to broach the subject of colleges with their kids






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






17. (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.






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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 -






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






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






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






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






36. (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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Multicolored - usually in blotches. His face was pied from exposure to poison ivy






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






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






46. (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.






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






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






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






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