Hard SAT Words - Group 8
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percussion 
1
 | profoundly moving; touching; agreeably intense or stimulating |
| striking one object against another sharply |
| having keen insight; mentally perceptive; astute |
| extend out or project in space; stick out |
philanthropy
2
| extend out or project in space; stick out |
| combativeness; inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness |
| effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations |
| childish; belonging to childhood; immature |
plagiarize
3
| relating to or characterized by platitude or platitudes; dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality |
| drink with relish; swallow hurriedly or greedily |
| steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own |
| assume existence of; put forward, as for consideration or study; suggest |
pliant
4
| divide into branches or subdivisions; subordinate branchlike parts |
| profoundly moving; touching; agreeably intense or stimulating |
| flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable |
| compact or close knit group of people, animals, or things |
point blank
5
| close enough so that missing the target is unlikely or impossible; so close to a target that a weapon may be aimed directly at it |
| process of turning some plant material into stone |
| effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations |
| capable of grasping or holding; having keen intellect |
posit
6
| versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes |
| become formal or affected in dress or manners; give neat appearance to |
| make peace with; appease and render favorable |
| assume existence of; put forward, as for consideration or study; suggest |
prescience
7
| powerful; mighty; strong; vigorous; forcible |
| ability to foretell future; knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight |
| hardship; state of extreme poverty |
| to think deeply and thoroughly |
privation
8
| to cause irritation or resentment, to embitter |
| hardship; state of extreme poverty |
| having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having eager desire for something |
| compact or close knit group of people, animals, or things |
propitiate
9
| make peace with; appease and render favorable |
| inoffensive expression of fat; stout |
| to form a line or wait in line |
| penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through |
propulsive
10
| inoffensive expression of fat; stout |
| absorbed; deeply moved or delighted |
| driving forward; having power to propel |
| to cause irritation or resentment, to embitter |