Hard SAT Words - Group 8
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peremptory 
1
 | flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped |
| clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume |
| tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding |
| offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
permeate
2
| four-footed or quadruped animal, especially, four-footed mammal |
| 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 |
| spread or flow throughout; pervade |
| steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; practice petty theft |
pilfer
3
| driving forward; having power to propel |
| to think deeply and thoroughly |
| lying with the front or face downward |
| steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; practice petty theft |
pliable
4
| bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred |
| lying with the front or face downward |
| pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust |
| flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped |
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 |
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive |
| something that propels or drives forward |
polemical
6
| aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred |
| essential premise; underlying assumption |
prohibitive
7
| hardship; state of extreme poverty |
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| one who argues in support of something; advocate; backer |
| tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding |
promontory
8
| system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems |
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded |
| aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
propulsive
9
| flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped |
| bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred |
| driving forward; having power to propel |
| clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume |
prospective
10
| hold forth so that a person may take; offer for acceptance |
| likely to become or be, anticipated in the future |
| marked by precise accordance with details |
| flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped |