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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. To test or try; attempt; experiment. Dr. Ying has us essay several compounds in Chemistry class today.






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






19. (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.






20. (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.






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






22. 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.






23. (v.) - To cut short. He cropped his jeans so he he could wade into the water and not have wet pants around his ankles






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






25. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. (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.






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






34. (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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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