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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. (v.) - To give in - acquiesce Eventually - Mimi caved in and let the girls wear eye makeup






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






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






4. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






28. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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 -






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






49. (v.) - To bother - question repeatedly Harry badgered me for a new lacrosse stick






50. (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.