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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. (n.) - A fundamental (e.g. staple crop)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. (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






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






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






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






21. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. (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.






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. An arrogant attitude. George took a cavalier attitude towards smoking in the men's room.






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






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






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






48. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






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






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