Hard SAT Words - Group 8
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| Hard SAT Words - Group 8 | View Group Words |
permeable 
1
 | v. make peace with; appease and render favorable |
| n. one who supplies provisions, especially food; caterer |
| a. penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through |
| a. full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe; wonderful |
pert
2
| n. one who fights with his fists, especially, a professional prize fighter; boxer |
| a. after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death |
| a. improperly forward or bold; trim and stylish in appearance |
| a. pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive |
petrifaction
3
| n. process of turning some plant material into stone |
| a. lying with the front or face downward |
| n. society or government ruled by wealthy class |
| v. plan, arrange, or plot in advance; deliberate upon future action |
piazza
4
| v. plan, arrange, or plot in advance; deliberate upon future action |
| n. public square in an Italian town; roofed and arcaded passageway |
| v. spread gradually; cause liquid to pass through small holes; filter |
| n. one who supplies provisions, especially food; caterer |
plutocracy
5
| a. displaying foresight; providing carefully for future; preparing for emergencies |
| n. society or government ruled by wealthy class |
| v. give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance |
| n. one who supplies provisions, especially food; caterer |
poignant
6
| a. full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe; wonderful |
| a. profoundly moving; touching; agreeably intense or stimulating |
| v. steal, often in violation of trust; put away; remove |
| a. supposed, reputed, generally regarded as such |
point blank
7
| a. outstanding; superior to or notable above all others |
| a. 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 |
| n. entire ruin; utter destruction, especially, utter loss of soul, or of final happiness in future |
| a. after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death |
predispose
8
| a. 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 |
| v. give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance |
| a. lying with the front or face downward |
| n. society or government ruled by wealthy class |
preternatural
9
| a. being beyond normal course of nature; differing from natural |
| a. pleasantly tart-tasting; stimulating; charming or attractive |
| a. supposed, reputed, generally regarded as such |
| v. extend out or project in space; stick out |
privation
10
| n. belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess |
| a. inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly; wildly immoral |
| n. hardship; state of extreme poverty |
| v. extend out or project in space; stick out |