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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






6. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






12. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. (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.






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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.