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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. Fitting - proper.It is altogether meet that Jackie Robinson is in the baseball hall of fame






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. To imply - suggest - or insinuate. He intimated that I had stolen his bike.






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






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






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






15. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






29. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. (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.






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






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






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






45. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






49. (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.






50. (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.