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SAT Vocab Multiple Meanings

Subjects : sat, english, vocabulary
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1. A rope - cord or cable attached as a brace or guide. The guy helped secure the mast.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. (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






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






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






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






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






13. (v.) - To toss around The ship was buffeted by high winds)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. (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.






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






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






25. To diminish the intensity or check the vibration of sound.






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






27. 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 -






28. (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.






29. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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