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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. (v.) - To complain After awhile her carping became very irritating because she never said anything positive about the school.






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






3. (adj.) - Serious Pleas recognize the gravity of the situation and refrain from laughing.






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. Ordinary. Please don't wear the solid red tie; it is so pedestrian. Please don't order a hotdog at the restaurant - it's so pedestrian.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






22. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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






32. (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.






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






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






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






36. To lose vigor (as through grief). After her husband died - Mrs. Deary pined for weeks.






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






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






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






40. (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.






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






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






43. 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






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






45. (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.






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






47. 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.






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






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






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