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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. Majestic - venerable. Albert Bierstadt painted august mountains.






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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. (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.






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






14. (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.






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. (v.) - To rummage around - search






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






30. (v) - To shock or stun






31. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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 -






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