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SAT Words 53
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Term | Definition |
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pillage | (v.) to seize or plunder, especially in war (Invading enemy soldiers _____d the homes scattered along the country’s border.) |
pinnacle | (n.) the highest point (Book reviewers declared that the author’s new novel was extraordinary and probably the _____ of Western literature.) |
pithy | (adj.) concisely meaningful (My father’s long-winded explanation was a stark contrast to his usually _____ statements.) |
pittance | (n.) a very small amount, especially relating to money (Josh complained that he was paid a _____ for the great amount of work he did at the firm.) |
placate | (v.) to ease the anger of, soothe (The man purchased a lollipop to _____ his irritable son.) |
placid | (adj.) calm, peaceful (The _____ lake surface was as smooth as glass.) |
platitude | (n.) an uninspired remark, cliché (After reading over her paper, Helene concluded that what she thought were profound insights were actually just _____s.) |
plaudits | (n.) enthusiastic approval, applause (The controversial new film received _____ from even the harshest critics.) |
plausible | (adj.) believable, reasonable (He studied all the data and then came up with a _____ theory that took all factors into account.) |
plenitude | (n.) an abundance (My grandmother was overwhelmed by the _____ of tomatoes her garden yielded this season.) |
plethora | (n.) an abundance, excess (The wedding banquet included a _____ of oysters piled almost three feet high.) |
pliable | (adj.) flexible (Aircraft wings are designed to be somewhat _____ so they do not break in heavy turbulence.) |
poignant | (adj.) deeply affecting, moving (My teacher actually cried after reading to us the _____ final chapter of the novel.) |
polemic | (n.) an aggressive argument against a specific opinion (My brother launched into a _____ against my arguments that capitalism was an unjust economic system.) |
portent | (n.) an omen (When a black cat crossed my sister’s path while she was walking to school, she took it as a _____ that she would do badly on her spelling test.) |