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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. To remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration - let's table the discussion on cafeteria lunch and go for a nice walk instead.






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. (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.






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






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






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






40. (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.






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






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






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






44. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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