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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
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1. (v.) - To cut short. He cropped his jeans so he he could wade into the water and not have wet pants around his ankles






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






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






4. Exceptional - unusual - odd.She was singular in her gymnasts talent. She was singular in her Gothic taste.






5. 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.






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






7. (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.






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






9. (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






10. (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.






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






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






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






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






15. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






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






25. 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.






26. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. (adj.) - Austere - rigid. She wore her hair in a severe bun and she dressed is a severe black - high necked dress.






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






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






46. 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 -






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






48. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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