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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. -pompous - self-important. He believes he is consequential because he donated money to the school fund.






2. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






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






4. 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.






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. To become weak; to lose interest. After the long battle the soldiers were flagged.






16. (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






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






18. To lose courage - turn frightened. The chimpanzee was quailed by the alpha male in the group.






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






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






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






22. (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.






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






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






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






26. (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.






27. 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 -






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






29. (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.






30. To test or try; attempt; experiment. Dr. Ying has us essay several compounds in Chemistry class today.






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






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






33. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. To saturate or completely soak - as in to let a tea bag steep. Allow the tea to steep for at least five minutes -






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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