Hard SAT Words - Group 8
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percussion 
1
 | offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding |
| put forward; offer for consideration or debate |
| striking one object against another sharply |
peremptory
2
| move or walk heavily or laboriously; travel slowly but steadily |
| process of turning some plant material into stone |
| put forward; offer for consideration or debate |
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
perquisite
3
| any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment |
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| to cause irritation or resentment, to embitter |
| to think deeply and thoroughly |
pertinacious
4
| steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; practice petty theft |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith |
| give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance |
petrify
5
| put forward; offer for consideration or debate |
| give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance |
| enthusiastically worded approval; round of applause |
| convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
pitfall
6
| tedious wordiness; verbosity; great length; minute detail |
| hidden danger; concealed trap; hidden hazard |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith |
plod
7
| give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance |
| steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; practice petty theft |
| move or walk heavily or laboriously; travel slowly but steadily |
| hidden danger; concealed trap; hidden hazard |
ponder
8
| profoundly moving; touching; agreeably intense or stimulating |
| to form a line or wait in line |
| of very poor quality or condition; loose-jointed; ill-made; out of gear or repair |
| to think deeply and thoroughly |
portly
9
| inoffensive expression of fat; stout |
| hardship; state of extreme poverty |
| of very poor quality or condition; loose-jointed; ill-made; out of gear or repair |
| stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
precursor
10
| give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance |
| induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith |
| forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach |
| state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion |