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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. (adj.) - Simple - unadorned. It was a small modest home but they wee happy to have their own place.






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






3. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. To tolerate - endure - countenance. I can brook many of his silly habits but loud gum chewing is intolerable






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. A stereotypical or formulaic character. i don't remember her name beacause she was just a stock character in the play.






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






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






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






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






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






39. (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






40. 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.






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






42. To diminish the intensity or check the vibration of sound.






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






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






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






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






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






48. Multicolored - usually in blotches. His face was pied from exposure to poison ivy






49. Elevation of a land surface. The globe we have had all the mountain ranges in relief. Remember bas relief?






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