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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. General acceptance . The banning of handguns gained currency after the movie theater shooting spree.






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






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






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






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






6. To complain about bitterly. He railed against the new regulations.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. (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.






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






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






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






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






19. (v) - To shock or stun. I was floored by his unexpected bouquet of flowers






20. (n.) - The physical character - health of a body. I am very lucky because I have a very healthy constitution - so have never missed a day of school.






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






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. (v) - To shock or stun






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






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






27. To imply - suggest - or insinuate. He intimated that I had stolen his bike.






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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.






36. (adj.) - Austere - rigid. She wore her hair in a severe bun and she dressed is a severe black - high necked dress.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. (n.) - A dissolute man - womanizer. Do not go out with Bill - he's a rake and can't be trusted.






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






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






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






48. (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.






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






50. To become weak; to lose interest. After the long battle the soldiers were flagged.