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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. To attempt to gain the favor of. Right now our President is courting voters.






2. 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 -






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






12. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. (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.






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. To take for one's own use; confiscate. Harry appropriated the candy supply for himself.






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. (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.






45. (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.






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






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






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






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






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