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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. (adj.) - Simple - unadorned. It was a small modest home but they wee happy to have their own place.






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






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






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






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






6. (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






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. (v) - To shock or stun






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






13. (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.






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






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






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






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






18. 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 -






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






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






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






22. (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.






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






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






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






26. (v.) - To complain about or denounce bitterly






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






46. To enervate or weaken the vitality of. A sunny day at the beach saps all the energy out of me.






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






48. 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.






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






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