Hard SAT Words - Group 8
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permeate 
1
 | 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 |
| assume existence of; put forward, as for consideration or study; suggest |
| spread or flow throughout; pervade |
| marked by precise accordance with details |
philology
2
| one who fights with his fists, especially, a professional prize fighter; boxer |
| study of language; investigation of language and its literature |
| foretelling events as if by divine inspiration |
| drink with relish; swallow hurriedly or greedily |
picaresque
3
| involving clever rogues or adventurers |
| natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| pierce, punch, or bore hole or holes in; penetrate |
| 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 |
poignant
4
| foretelling events as if by divine inspiration |
| act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch |
| feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds |
| profoundly moving; touching; agreeably intense or stimulating |
point blank
5
| beat, as with the fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly |
| belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess |
| 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 |
| continually; without ceasing; year after year |
polemical
6
| drink with relish; swallow hurriedly or greedily |
| authority on a subject; learned person; expert |
| entire ruin; utter destruction, especially, utter loss of soul, or of final happiness in future |
| aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
pomposity
7
| ability to foretell future; knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight |
| plan, arrange, or plot in advance; deliberate upon future action |
| study of language; investigation of language and its literature |
| excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; acting like stuffed shirt |
potentate
8
| a set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people |
| monarch; ruler who is unconstrained by law |
| hold forth so that a person may take; offer for acceptance |
| expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to measurement of quantity |
prolixity
9
| ability to foretell future; knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight |
| tedious wordiness; verbosity; great length; minute detail |
| plan, arrange, or plot in advance; deliberate upon future action |
| divide into branches or subdivisions; subordinate branchlike parts |
propaganda
10
| full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe; wonderful |
| belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess |
| something that propels or drives forward |
| a set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people |