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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. Soften or moderate Although he was disappointed - my dad tempered his words with a slight smile.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. (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.






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






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






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






15. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






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






20. (v.) - To elaborate or exaggerate. Every story Mike tells is so embroidered - that it is impossible to understand exactly what really is true.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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