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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
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1. (adj.) - Austere - rigid. She wore her hair in a severe bun and she dressed is a severe black - high necked dress.






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






3. (n.) - A dissolute man - womanizer. Do not go out with Bill - he's a rake and can't be trusted.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. (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.






23. To diminish the intensity or check the vibration of sound.






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






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






45. (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.






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






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






48. 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.






49. (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.






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