Hard SAT Words - Group 8

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pertinacious  Speak Example sentences
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made less dense of gas; elevated in character or style; lofty
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stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
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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
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cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands
phylum  Speak Example sentences
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abundance; completeness; ample amount or quantity
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steal, often in violation of trust; put away; remove
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major class of plants; primary branch of animal kingdom; division
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cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands
postulate  Speak Example sentences
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cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands
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childish; belonging to childhood; immature
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essential premise; underlying assumption
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lie; stray from or evade truth; behave in evasive way such as to delay action
predicament  Speak Example sentences
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situation, especially an unpleasant, troublesome, or trying one, from which extrication is difficult
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system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems
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mottled; spotted or patched, especially in black and white
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stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
prescience  Speak Example sentences
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ability to foretell future; knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight
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clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume
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study of language; investigation of language and its literature
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steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; practice petty theft
prestidigitation  Speak Example sentences
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cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands
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give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance
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assumed to be such; supposed; rumored
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ability to foretell future; knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight
prohibitive  Speak Example sentences
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tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding
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extend out or project in space; stick out
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steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; practice petty theft
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ability to foretell future; knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight
proletarian  Speak Example sentences
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mottled; spotted or patched, especially in black and white
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member of working class; blue collar person
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ability to foretell future; knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight
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suitable for drinking; drinkable
prone  Speak Example sentences
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steal, often in violation of trust; put away; remove
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presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous
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lying with the front or face downward
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tedious wordiness; verbosity; great length; minute detail
propinquity  Speak Example sentences
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something that bulges out; swelling or tumor on the body
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sense that something is about to occur; anticipatory fear; premonition
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property of being close together; kinship; nearness; similarity in nature
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theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original