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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
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1. Hidden - concealed - beyond comprehension. John Lofter was well regarded because his evil intentions were occult.






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






3. (adj.) - Unfamiliar - foreign The new schedule was so alien to me that I kept showing up at the wrong time for about a week.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Fitting - proper.It is altogether meet that Jackie Robinson is in the baseball hall of fame






23. 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.






24. (v) - To shock or stun






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






26. (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.






27. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. (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.






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






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






40. To reduce quality or value of something. If you defrost and refreeze the meat you will compromise the quality.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. (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.






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