Hard SAT Words - Group 8
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peremptory 
1
 | offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| something that propels or drives forward |
| presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous |
| one who argues in support of something; advocate; backer |
phylum
2
| major class of plants; primary branch of animal kingdom; division |
| effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations |
| outstanding; superior to or notable above all others |
| covering of feathers on bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress |
picaresque
3
| versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes |
| tending to betray; disloyal; faithless |
| involving clever rogues or adventurers |
| outstanding; superior to or notable above all others |
pilfer
4
| involving clever rogues or adventurers |
| expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to measurement of quantity |
| steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; practice petty theft |
| a literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative takes place before that of a preexisting work or a sequel |
platitudinous
5
| relating to or characterized by platitude or platitudes; dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality |
| pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing |
| act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch |
| prolong; draw out or lengthen in time |
poignancy
6
| state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion |
| covering of feathers on bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress |
| one who argues in support of something; advocate; backer |
| plan, arrange, or plot in advance; deliberate upon future action |
potentate
7
| after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death |
| act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch |
| aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
| monarch; ruler who is unconstrained by law |
preeminent
8
| outstanding; superior to or notable above all others |
| relating to or characterized by platitude or platitudes; dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality |
| inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly; wildly immoral |
| prolong; draw out or lengthen in time |
premeditate
9
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| any species of very large snakes of the genus Python |
| aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
| plan, arrange, or plot in advance; deliberate upon future action |
promulgate
10
| monarch; ruler who is unconstrained by law |
| being beyond normal course of nature; differing from natural |
| something that propels or drives forward |
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |