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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. Overshadow; surpass. The younger brother - Tim - eclipsed his sister as timed relays.






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






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






4. (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.






5. (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.






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






7. 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.






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






24. 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.






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






26. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






48. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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