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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 join two things together The wellness club and the athletic department were bridged my their mutual interest in having Hackley serve healthy food.






3. (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.






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






5. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. (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.






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






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






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






24. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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






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






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






30. (n.) - A liking or talent for (syn: predilection - proclivity - penchant). The SAT really likes this one






31. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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