SAT Prep #5
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Inscrutable | of an obscure nature |
| Intricacy | marked by elaborately complex detail |
| Larceny | the act of taking something from someone unlawfully |
| Meek | evidencing little spirit or courage |
| Misrepresent | represent falsely |
| Outmoded | out of fashion |
| Pacifist | someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes |
| Patronize | be a regular customer or client of |
| Pedantic | marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects |
| Perjury | criminal offense of making false statements under oath |
| Perpetual | occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted |
| Persuasive | capable of convincing |
| Petulant | easily irritated or annoyed |
| Phenomena | observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation |
| Philantropist | wealthy people who donate money to charitable causes |
| Potency | capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects |
| Pragmatic | concerned with practical matters |
| Premise | a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn |
| Prevail | use persuasion successfully |
| Proliferation | growth by the rapid multiplication of parts |
| Prolific | bearing in abundance especially offspring |
| Provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| Prudent | showing wise self-restraint in speech and behavior especially in preserving prudent silence |
| Recluse | hermit |
| Relinquish | relinquish to the power of another |
| Repudiate | refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid |
| Resolution | finding a solution to a problem |
| Reticent | reluctant to draw attention to yourself |
| Reverent | showing great reverence for god |
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