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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. (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.






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






24. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






33. (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.






34. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. (v.) - To question intensively . The criminal was grilled for hours by the police






47. (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.






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






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






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