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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. Fitting - proper.It is altogether meet that Jackie Robinson is in the baseball hall of fame






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






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






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






5. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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 -






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






43. (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.






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






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






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






47. (n. - adj.) - Artificial or pretentious behavior. The trouble with Jill is that her behavior is so affected that it is impossible to determine her real personality






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






49. (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.






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