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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. To lose courage - turn frightened. The chimpanzee was quailed by the alpha male in the group.






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






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






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






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 believe in. I subscribe to the 'less is more' theory of dressing so I usually do not wear jewelry






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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