Hard SAT Words - Group 8
Match Quiz
| Hard SAT Words - Group 8 | View Group Words |
percolate 
1
 | v. spread gradually; cause liquid to pass through small holes; filter |
| v. hold forth so that a person may take; offer for acceptance |
| v. put forward; offer for consideration or debate |
| n. cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands |
percussion
2
| n. monarch; ruler who is unconstrained by law |
| n. cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands |
| a. striking one object against another sharply |
| n. member of working class; blue collar person |
pertinacious
3
| a. stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| n. enthusiastically worded approval; round of applause |
| n. member of working class; blue collar person |
| v. determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly |
plaudit
4
| a. versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes |
| a. stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| n. enthusiastically worded approval; round of applause |
| v. put or throw flat with face down; cause to lie flat |
pliable
5
| a. striking one object against another sharply |
| a. flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped |
| n. one who argues in support of something; advocate; backer |
| a. aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
plutocracy
6
| n. society or government ruled by wealthy class |
| n. sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity |
| a. pervading; spread throughout every part |
| a. mottled; spotted or patched, especially in black and white |
portend
7
| a. idealistic without regard to practicality |
| v. put or throw flat with face down; cause to lie flat |
| v. foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction |
| v. determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly |
profligate
8
| n. storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit |
| n. any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment |
| a. inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly; wildly immoral |
| a. assumed to be such; supposed; rumored |
prohibitive
9
| v. extend out or project in space; stick out |
| a. tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding |
| a. pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive |
| n. essential premise; underlying assumption |
proletarian
10
| a. versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes |
| n. any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment |
| n. state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion |
| n. member of working class; blue collar person |