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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. (v.) - To withstand . The new stone house sustained to high gustly wind.






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






3. 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.






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






5. Selective or refined taste. Nina had discriminating taste






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






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






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






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






10. 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 -






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






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






13. (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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Contemptible; despicable. I find his behavior to be scurvy.






33. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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