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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
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1. To successfully travel through. He negotiated the sharp turn very poorly.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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 -






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






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






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






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






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






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






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






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