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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. (n.) - A fundamental (e.g. staple crop)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Majestic - venerable. Albert Bierstadt painted august mountains.






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






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






14. 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 -






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






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






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






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






19. (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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. (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.






35. (v) - To shock or stun






36. 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.






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






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






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






40. To lose courage - turn frightened. The chimpanzee was quailed by the alpha male in the group.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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