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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. Elevation of a land surface. The globe we have had all the mountain ranges in relief. Remember bas relief?






2. 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






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






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






5. To lose vigor (as through grief). After her husband died - Mrs. Deary pined for weeks.






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






7. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Hidden - concealed - beyond comprehension. John Lofter was well regarded because his evil intentions were occult.






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. (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.






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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