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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. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






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






15. A serious situation or problem. Joe did not apprear to recognize the gravity of the situation






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






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






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






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






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






21. Hidden - concealed - beyond comprehension. John Lofter was well regarded because his evil intentions were occult.






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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 -






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






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






30. A perfect example Sam was the personification of bravery.






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






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






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






34. (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.






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. (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.






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






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






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