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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. To wade across the shallow part of a river or stream. Climb every mountain; ford every stream--are words from the Sound of Music






2. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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 -






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






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






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






12. To pronounce or speak affectedly; to speak too carefully. Don't mince word; say what you mean.






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






22. To soften; moderate. Mr. King - after forbidding students to wear shirst with scenes of violence tempered his remarks by saying that they did not apply to boys who never wore hoodies or shirts with offensive militaristic designs to school






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






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






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






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






27. An arrogant attitude. George took a cavalier attitude towards smoking in the men's room.






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






29. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






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






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






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






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






34. (n.) - The physical character - health of a body. I am very lucky because I have a very healthy constitution - so have never missed a day of school.






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






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






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






38. (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.






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






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






41. (v.) - To move slowly and awkwardly. The old man lumbered down the lane






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






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






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






45. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






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






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