SAT- P Flashcards by Jonathan Pham

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palpitate

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throb; flutter

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pan

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criticize harshly

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patent

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open for the public to read; obvious

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pauper

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very poor person

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peerless

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having no equal; incomparable

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pejorative

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negative in connotation; having a belittling effect

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pellucid

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transparent; limpid; easy to understand

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peremptory

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demanding and leaving no choice

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perfidious

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treacherous; disloyal

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perforate

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pierce; put a hole through

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pertinacious

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stubborn; persistent

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perturb

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disturb greatly

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perverse

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stubbornly wrongheaded; wicked and perverted

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petulant

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touchy; peevish

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pique

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provoke or arouse; annoy

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pivotal

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crucial; key; vital

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plaintive

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mournful

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plenitude

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abundance; completeness

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pliable

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flexible; yielding; adaptable

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pliant

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flexible; easily influenced

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polemical

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aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious

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prate

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speak foolishly; boast idly

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prehensile

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capable of grasping or holding

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prevaricate

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lie

profligate

dissipated; wasteful; wildly immoral

prominent

conspicuous; notable; sticking out

propitiate

appease

propitious

favorable; fortunate; advantageous.

proscribe

ostracize; banish; outlaw

pugnacity

combativeness; disposition to fight