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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To take for one's own use; confiscate. Harry appropriated the candy supply for himself.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. (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.






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






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






29. To equivocate or change one's position. You can't count on Jane: she always waffles at the last moment






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






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






32. (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






33. 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 -






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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