Hard SAT Words - Group 8
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pique 
1
 | sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity |
| penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through |
| steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own |
| pure, highly concentrated essence of a thing |
polygamist
2
| capable of grasping or holding; having keen intellect |
| childish; belonging to childhood; immature |
| aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
| one who has more than one spouse at a time |
pomposity
3
| ability to foretell future; knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight |
| ability to be molded, formed, or modeled; quality or state of being plastic |
| prolong; draw out or lengthen in time |
| excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like stuffed shirt |
pontifical
4
| spread gradually; cause liquid to pass through small holes; filter |
| marked by precise accordance with details |
| pertaining to bishop or pope; having dignity or authority of bishop |
| aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
potentate
5
| prolong; draw out or lengthen in time |
| entire ruin; utter destruction, especially, utter loss of soul, or of final happiness in future |
| lying with the front or face downward |
| monarch; ruler who is unconstrained by law |
predetermine
6
| tending to discourage; prohibiting; forbidding |
| become formal or affected in dress or manners; give neat appearance to |
| determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly |
| command against; banish; outlaw |
prehensile
7
| capable of grasping or holding; having keen intellect |
| lying with the front or face downward |
| penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through |
| relating to or characterized by platitude or platitudes; dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality |
premeditate
8
| steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; practice petty theft |
| acting in advance to deal with an expected difficulty |
| plan, arrange, or plot in advance; deliberate upon future action |
| assume existence of; put forward, as for consideration or study; suggest |
proffer
9
| hold forth so that a person may take; offer for acceptance |
| ability to foretell future; knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight |
| inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly; wildly immoral |
| ability to be molded, formed, or modeled; quality or state of being plastic |
proscribe
10
| speaking, writing, written in, or composed of several languages |
| one who has more than one spouse at a time |
| lying with the front or face downward |
| command against; banish; outlaw |