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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. (v.) - To move slowly and awkwardly. The old man lumbered down the lane






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






3. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. (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.






20. 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.






21. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






27. To saturate or completely soak - as in to let a tea bag steep. Allow the tea to steep for at least five minutes -






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






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






30. (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.






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






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






33. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. (v.) - To cut short. He cropped his jeans so he he could wade into the water and not have wet pants around his ankles






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






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






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