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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. Official approval or disapproval of an action. Mrs' Gerring sanctioned ipod but only for studying vocabulary






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. To successfully travel through. He negotiated the sharp turn very poorly.






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






19. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. (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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. (n.) - A liking or talent for (syn: predilection - proclivity - penchant). The SAT really likes this one







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