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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






4. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. (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.






15. 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.






16. (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.






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






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






19. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






21. (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.






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






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






24. To change as if by dyeing - to distort or affect. When she colored her hair purple it colored my impression of her.






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. (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.






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






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






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






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






47. (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.






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






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






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