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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. To lean or tilt to one side. When our dog wakes from a nap - his head lists to one side.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. (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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. To successfully travel through. He negotiated the sharp turn very poorly.






32. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






33. Sarcastic - impertinent. He was sent to the principal's office for being flip in Miss Gerry's class.






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. To demand - call for - require - take. Our English teachers demands were exacting. The pressure of public speaking exacted a tremendous amount of vitality from George VI.






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