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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. To successfully travel through. We negotiated our way through the narrow street in Chainatown






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






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






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






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






6. To devise a new word Who coined the name 'labradoodles?'






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






8. 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 -






9. To change as if by dyeing - to distort or affect. When she colored her hair purple it colored my impression of her.






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






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






12. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






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






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






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






16. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. (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.






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






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






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






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