SAT vocab words 281-300 Flashcards
1
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expressing sadness or sorrow
A
plaintive
2
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a meaningless truism; a dull remark
A
platitude
3
Q
an overabundance of; an excess, unending number
A
plethora
4
Q
heavy; massive; dull; so large to be clumsy
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ponderous
5
Q
a forewarning
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portent
6
Q
practical, based on experience, down to earth
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pragmatic
7
Q
to cause to happen (usually suddenly)
A
precipitate
8
Q
to cut off or prevent from happening in the first place
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preclude
9
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to take the place of; to seize upon to the exclusion of something or someone else
A
preempt
10
Q
a right or privilege specific to a person, class, or group
A
prerogative
11
Q
unspoiled, clean, pure
A
pristine
12
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to produce offspring; to reproduce
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procreate
13
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recklessly extravagant; wasteful; profuse
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prodigal
14
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offspring, descendants, children
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progeny
15
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to increase quickly
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proliferate
