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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. 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 -






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. 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.






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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. (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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






40. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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