Hard SAT Words - Group 8
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perforate 
1
 | tending to betray; disloyal; faithless |
| pierce, punch, or bore hole or holes in; penetrate |
| tedious wordiness; verbosity; great length; minute detail |
| clever, witty remark often prompted by occasion |
pert
2
| clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume |
| induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith |
| compact or close knit group of people, animals, or things |
| improperly forward or bold; trim and stylish in appearance |
phalanx
3
| storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit |
| prolong; draw out or lengthen in time |
| cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands |
| compact or close knit group of people, animals, or things |
piquant
4
| pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive |
| pierce, punch, or bore hole or holes in; penetrate |
| pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust |
| after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death |
pliant
5
| flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable |
| spread or flow throughout; pervade |
| induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith |
| steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own |
plod
6
| dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory |
| hold forth so that a person may take; offer for acceptance |
| move or walk heavily or laboriously; travel slowly but steadily |
| any species of very large snakes of the genus Python |
prolixity
7
| essential premise; underlying assumption |
| tedious wordiness; verbosity; great length; minute detail |
| storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit |
| spread or flow throughout; pervade |
promontory
8
| to cause irritation or resentment, to embitter |
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive |
| displaying foresight; providing carefully for future; preparing for emergencies |
promulgate
9
| supposed, reputed, generally regarded as such |
| improperly forward or bold; trim and stylish in appearance |
| storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit |
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
proselytize
10
| tending to betray; disloyal; faithless |
| any species of very large snakes of the genus Python |
| to cause irritation or resentment, to embitter |
| induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith |