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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. To tolerate - endure - countenance. I can brook many of his silly habits but loud gum chewing is intolerable






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. (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.






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






43. To wade across the shallow part of a river or stream. Climb every mountain; ford every stream--are words from the Sound of Music






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. (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.