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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. Fitting - proper.It is altogether meet that Jackie Robinson is in the baseball hall of fame






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






3. (adj.) - Simple - unadorned. It was a small modest home but they wee happy to have their own place.






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. (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.






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. (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.






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






30. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






34. To direct along a desired course. Charlotte - please channel the overflow of water towards the pond rather than into my garden.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. (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.






44. To tear or torn; an opening or tear. There was a rent in his uniform jacket from the barbed wire fence -






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






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






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






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






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






50. (v.) - To elaborate or exaggerate. Every story Mike tells is so embroidered - that it is impossible to understand exactly what really is true.