Hard SAT Words - Group 8
Match Quiz
| Hard SAT Words - Group 8 | View Group Words |
pert 
1
 | inoffensive expression of fat; stout |
| improperly forward or bold; trim and stylish in appearance |
| ability to foretell future; knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight |
| dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory |
piquant
2
| pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive |
| entire ruin; utter destruction, especially, utter loss of soul, or of final happiness in future |
| great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty |
| a set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people |
plasticity
3
| prolong; draw out or lengthen in time |
| ability to be molded, formed, or modeled; quality or state of being plastic |
| dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory |
| concise summing up of main points |
poignant
4
| system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems |
| profoundly moving; touching; agreeably intense or stimulating |
| aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
polemical
5
| a set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people |
| essential premise; underlying assumption |
| tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding |
| aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
pontifical
6
| assumed to be such; supposed; rumored |
| pertaining to bishop or pope; having dignity or authority of bishop |
| aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
| prolong; draw out or lengthen in time |
postulate
7
| essential premise; underlying assumption |
| church dignitary; senior clergyman |
| enthusiastically worded approval; round of applause |
| make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction |
preen
8
| striking one object against another sharply |
| major class of plants; primary branch of animal kingdom; division |
| make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction |
| compact or close knit group of people, animals, or things |
prescience
9
| combativeness; inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness |
| ability to foretell future; knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight |
| church dignitary; senior clergyman |
| pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust |
promulgate
10
| steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own |
| profoundly moving; touching; agreeably intense or stimulating |
| improperly forward or bold; trim and stylish in appearance |
| proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |