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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. Elevation of a land surface. The globe we have had all the mountain ranges in relief. Remember bas relief?






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






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






4. (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.






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






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






7. Exacting - fastidious - very precise. The reason the watch maker could command such high prices is because his work is so nice.






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






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






10. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






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






14. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






15. 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 -






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. (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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






41. (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.






42. (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.






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






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






45. To pry - to press - or force with a lever; something taken by force - He prized the locked door until the door jam gave way.






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






47. 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






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






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






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