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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. 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.






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






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






4. (n. - adj.) - Artificial or pretentious behavior. The trouble with Jill is that her behavior is so affected that it is impossible to determine her real personality






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






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






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






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






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






10. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. To modify ex: modify work He qualified his remarks so that the older voters were not offended.






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