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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. To direct along a desired course. Charlotte - please channel the overflow of water towards the pond rather than into my garden.






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






3. To complain or grumble. Stop grousing and just come with us.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. (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






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






17. (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.






18. General acceptance . The banning of handguns gained currency after the movie theater shooting spree.






19. 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






20. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. (v) - To shock or stun






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. (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.






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






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






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






37. Sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating. For some reason very librarian our school has ever ever hired has been trenchant.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Exacting - fastidious - very precise. The reason the watch maker could command such high prices is because his work is so nice.






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






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






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






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






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







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