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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
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1. Courage - spunk - fortitude. Despite hard times - James had amazing pluck.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. (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.






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






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






20. (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.






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






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






23. (v.) - To rummage around - search






24. (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.






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






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






27. (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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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 -






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






49. 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.






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