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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. (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.






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






3. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. (v.) - To modify or soften the severity of a statement






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






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






16. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. (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.






32. 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.






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






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






35. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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