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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. To be established - accepted - or customary. After years of community service - Henry was finally obtained.






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






39. (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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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