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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






2. 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.






3. 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.






4. (v) - To shock or stun






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






6. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. To saturate or completely soak - as in to let a tea bag steep. Allow the tea to steep for at least five minutes -






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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