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SAT Words 54
of 1000
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| potable | (adj.) suitable for drinking (During sea voyages it is essential that ships carry a supply of _____ water because salty ocean water makes anyone who drinks it sick.) |
| potentate | (n.) one who has great power, a ruler (All the villagers stood along the town’s main road to observe as the _____’s procession headed towards the capital.) |
| pragmatic | (adj.) practical (The politician argued that while increased security measures might not fit with the lofty ideals of the nation, they were a _____ necessity to ensure everyone’s safety.) |
| precipice | (n.) the face of a cliff, a steep or overhanging place (The mountain climber hung from a _____ before finding a handhold and pulling himself up.) |
| preclude | (v.) to prevent (My grandfather’s large and vicious guard dog _____d anyone from entering the yard.) |
| precocious | (adj.) advanced, developing ahead of time (Derek was so academically _____ that by the time he was 10 years old, he was already in the ninth grade.) |
| predilection | (n.) a preference or inclination for something (Francois has a _____ for eating scrambled eggs with ketchup, though I prefer to eat eggs without any condiments.) |
| preponderance | (adj.) superiority in importance or quantity (Britain’s _____ of naval might secured the nation’s role as a military power.) |
| prepossessing | (adj.) occupying the mind to the exclusion of other thoughts or feelings (His _____ appearance made it impossible for me to think of anything else.) |
| presage | (n.) an omen (When my uncle’s old war injury ached, he interpreted it as a _____ of bad weather approaching.) |
| prescient | (adj.) to have foreknowledge of events (Questioning the fortune cookie’s prediction, Ray went in search of the old hermit who was rumored to be _____.) |
| prescribe | (v.) to lay down a rule (The duke _____d that from this point further all of the peasants living on his lands would have to pay higher taxes.) |
| presumptuous | (adj.) disrespectfully bold (The princess grew angry after the _____ noble tried to kiss her, even though he was far below her in social status.) |
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