Top 100 SAT Words (4/4)
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SupwithyouSammie on August 31, 2010
Subjects:
ap english language & composition
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 perennial | recurring again and again |
| placate | to appease, soothe, pacify |
| pragmatic | concerned with practical matters |
| precarious | insecure, uncertain |
| precipitate | (v.) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height, to give distinct form to; (adj.) characterized by excessive haste; (n.) moisture; the product of an action or process |
| precursor | forerunner; predecessor |
| prevaricate | be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information; lie |
| probity | uprightness; honesty; incorruptibility |
| profundity | great depth of intellect, feeling, or meaning |
| propensity | a natural inclination or predilection toward |
| propitiate | make peace with |
| proximity | the property of being close together |
| prudent | showing wise self-restraint in speech and behavior especially in preserving silence |
| quiescence | stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest |
| rarefy | weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance) |
| repudiate | refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid |
| sanction | official permission or approval |
| specious | plausible but false |
| succinct | briefly giving the gist of something |
| tractable | readily reacting to suggestions and influences |
| turpitude | a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice |
| unfettered | liberated; freed from chains |
| venerate | regard with feelings of respect and reverence |
| vindictive | showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt |
| wheedle | influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering |
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