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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. (adj.) - Unfamiliar - foreign The new schedule was so alien to me that I kept showing up at the wrong time for about a week.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. (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.






15. (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.






16. (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.






17. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






23. To reduce quality or value of something. If you defrost and refreeze the meat you will compromise the quality.






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






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






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






27. An arrogant attitude. George took a cavalier attitude towards smoking in the men's room.






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






29. 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.






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






31. (adj.) - Simple - unadorned. It was a small modest home but they wee happy to have their own place.






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






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






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






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






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






37. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






39. To complain or grumble. Stop grousing and just come with us.






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. (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






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






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






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






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