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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. (n.) - To read over or study with great attention. Fran pored over the yearbook hoping to find himself in many pictures.






2. Majestic - venerable. Albert Bierstadt painted august mountains.






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






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






5. (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.






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






7. To modify ex: modify work He qualified his remarks so that the older voters were not offended.






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






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






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






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






12. (v) - To shock or stun






13. (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.






14. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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