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BCMS Word Power L23
Vocabulary practice with SAT words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to warn of as an omen; forecast | portend |
| to babble; to talk meaninglessly | prattle |
| victimizing or destroying others for one's own gain; pillaging | predatory |
| adapted for grasping or holding | prehensile |
| a sense that something is about to occur; a premonition | presentiment |
| extremely pure; untouched | pristine |
| enormous in size, quantity, degree; marvelous, amazing | prodigious |
| intellectually deep or penetrating; reaching to, rising from, or effecting the depths of one's nature | profound |
| proximity, nearness; kinship | propinquity |
| cautious, discreet; exercising good judgement | prudent |
| "His teacher __________ that Billy would come to a POOR END." | portend |
| "__________ RATTLE snakes" | prattle |
| "A __________ BREAD STORY" | predatory |
| "The monkey's __________ tail held the UTENSIL." | prehensile |
| "Ted had a __________ that he was not going to like his PRESIDENT." | presentiment |
| "Marge routinely had her carpets CLEANED so they would look __________." | pristine |
| "A __________ DISH" | prodigious |
| "The TOES of King Two TOES Kahmin was a __________ discovery." | profound |
| "The Johnson Twins sit in close PROXIMITY because of their __________." | propinquity |
| "A __________ STUDENT prepares ahead for her math test." | prudent |
| (por TEND) | portend |
| (PRAT l) | prattle |
| (PRED ah tor ee) | predatory |
| (pri HEN sil) | prehensile |
| (pre ZEN tih ment) | presentiment |
| (PRIS teen) | pristine |
| (prah DIJ us) | prodigious |
| (prah FOUND) | profound |
| (proh PING kwi tee) | propinquity |
| (PROOD ent) | prudent |