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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. To imply - suggest - or insinuate. He intimated that I had stolen his bike.






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






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






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






5. (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.






6. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






7. (v.) - To give in - acquiesce Eventually - Mimi caved in and let the girls wear eye makeup






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Fitting - proper.It is altogether meet that Jackie Robinson is in the baseball hall of fame






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. (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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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