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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. To complain or grumble. Stop grousing and just come with us.






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






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






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






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






6. (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.






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






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






9. A strong tendency. Annie has a bent for Chemistry.






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






11. A result or outcome of an action. The seniors' prank precipitated a ban on all future senior pranks.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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 -






20. 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






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






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






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






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






25. (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.






26. (adj.) - Simple - undecorated






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






42. A rope - cord or cable attached as a brace or guide. The guy helped secure the mast.






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






44. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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