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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. To wade across the shallow part of a river or stream. Climb every mountain; ford every stream--are words from the Sound of Music






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






33. 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






34. A group of trees. Please put the new bench in front of the stand of pine trees.






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. (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.






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






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