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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. To move heavily and clumsily. Hagrid lumbered back to his shack.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. 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.






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






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






27. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






36. (adj.) - Indirect - vague . After a while I tired of her elliptical hints and asked her directly what she wanted from me.






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






42. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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