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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. To become weak; to lose interest. After the long battle the soldiers were flagged.






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. (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.






9. (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.






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






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






12. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






18. Courage - spunk - fortitude. Despite hard times - James had amazing pluck.






19. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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 -






27. Fitting - proper.It is altogether meet that Jackie Robinson is in the baseball hall of fame






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






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






30. (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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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






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






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






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