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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. To successfully travel through. He negotiated the sharp turn very poorly.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. (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.






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






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






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






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






18. (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.






19. 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 -






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






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






22. A result or outcome of an action. The seniors' prank precipitated a ban on all future senior pranks.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. To sap or droop; to become spiritless. I am sorry to be flagging but I am suffering from jet lag.






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