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SAT Words 52
of 1000
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| penultimate | (adj.) next to last (Having smoked the _____ cigarette remaining in the pack, Cybil discarded the last cigarette and resolved to quit smoking.) |
| penurious | (adj.) miserly, stingy (Stella complained that her husband’s _____ ways made it impossible to live the lifestyle she felt she deserved.) |
| perfidious | (adj.) disloyal, unfaithful (After the official was caught selling government secrets to enemy agents, he was executed for his _____ ways.) |
| perfunctory | (adj.) showing little interest or enthusiasm (The radio broadcaster announced the news of the massacre in a surprisingly _____ manner.) |
| permeate | (v.) to spread throughout, saturate (Mrs. Huxtable was annoyed that the wet dog’s odor had _____d the furniture’s upholstery.) |
| pernicious | (adj.) extremely destructive or harmful (The new government feared that the Communist sympathizers would have a _____ influence on the nation’s stability.) |
| perplex | (v.) to confuse (Brad was _____d by his girlfriend’s suddenly distant manner.) |
| perspicacity | (adj.) shrewdness, perceptiveness (The detective was too humble to acknowledge that his _____ was the reason for his professional success.) |
| pert | (adj.) flippant, bold (My parents forgave Sandra’s _____ humor at the dinner table because it had been so long since they had last seen her.) |
| pertinacious | (adj.) stubbornly persistent (Harry’s parents were frustrated with his _____ insistence that a monster lived in his closet. Then they opened the closet door and were eaten.) |
| perusal | (n.) a careful examination, review (The actor agreed to accept the role after a two-month _____ of the movie script.) |
| pervasive | (adj.) having the tendency to spread throughout (Stepping off the plane in Havana, I recognized the _____ odor of sugar cane fields on fire.) |
| petulance | (n.) rudeness, irritability (The Nanny resigned after she could no longer tolerate the child’s _____.) |
| philanthropic | (adj.) charitable, giving (Many people felt that the billionaire’s decision to donate her fortune to house the homeless was the ultimate _____ act.) |
| phlegmatic | (adj.) uninterested, unresponsive (Monique feared her dog was ill after the animal’s _____ response to his favorite chew toy.) |
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