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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. A group of trees. Please put the new bench in front of the stand of pine trees.






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






12. (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.






13. (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.






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






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






16. (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.






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






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






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






20. A tool used for shaping. My father used a die to shape the replacement spindle for our stair railing.






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






38. Fitting - proper.It is altogether meet that Jackie Robinson is in the baseball hall of fame






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






40. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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