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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. 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






2. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






3. (v) - To shock or stun






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. To test or try; attempt; experiment. Dr. Ying has us essay several compounds in Chemistry class today.






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






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






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






26. Overshadow; surpass. The younger brother - Tim - eclipsed his sister as timed relays.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. (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.






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






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






37. 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.






38. (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.






39. 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.






40. 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 -






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. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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






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






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






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






48. The supporting structural cross-part of a wing. Guitars have struts across the neck.






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






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