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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. To take for one's own use; confiscate. Harry appropriated the candy supply for himself.






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






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






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






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






6. (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






7. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






8. 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.






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






11. (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.






12. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






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






42. (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.






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






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






45. 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 -






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






47. (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.






48. (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.






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






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