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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






14. To attempt to gain the favor or support of a person or group - The politician courted support for the new bill he wanted to pass -






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






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






17. (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.






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






24. (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.






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






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






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






28. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. To imply - suggest - or insinuate. He intimated that I had stolen his bike.






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






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






43. (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.






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






45. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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






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






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






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