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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. (adj.) - Indirect - vague . After a while I tired of her elliptical hints and asked her directly what she wanted from me.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






22. (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.






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






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






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






26. Official approval or disapproval of an action. Mrs' Gerring sanctioned ipod but only for studying vocabulary






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






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






29. (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.






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






31. 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 -






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






33. Exceptional - unusual - odd.She was singular in her gymnasts talent. She was singular in her Gothic taste.






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






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






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






37. (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






38. (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.






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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







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