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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. (n.) - To read over or study with great attention. Fran pored over the yearbook hoping to find himself in many pictures.






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






3. 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.






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






5. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






17. 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 -






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. (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.






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






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






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






46. (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






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






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






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






50. A group of trees. Please put the new bench in front of the stand of pine trees.