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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. 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






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






3. (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.






4. Wit - joker. I love having dinner with your cousin; he's such a wag.






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. To modify ex: modify work He qualified his remarks so that the older voters were not offended.






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






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






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






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






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






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