7/31/2019 SAT Words Tuesday, August 10th

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1. Pandemonium uproar The pandemonium aroused the attention of the police.2. Paradigm example/standard The paradigm shift confused the students.3. Archetype- The presentation was developed into a standard archetype.4. Parochial narrow point of view/restricted The parochial girls from the convent had not been fully

experiencing the world.

5. Pathological related to study of disease The pathological liar was obsessed with lying.6. Pecuniary pertaining to money The pecuniary procedures confused even the people at the bank.7. Pedagogy the science and art of teaching - Pedagogy was frequently studied by the teachers.8. Pendant A scholar who emphasizes book reading and displays knowledge more than necessary

The pendant scholar spoke like he was selling the book he wrote.

9. Pejorative belittling The way the employees treated me was prejorative.10.Penchant a strong indication/taste/like for something I have a penchant for cool office supplies.11.Penurious stingy The penurious father refused to buy his kids clothes.12.Permafrost a layer of permanently frozen soil and other deposits The permafrost under the soil

was very deep.

13.Perspicacious having insight; penetratingThe perspicacious nanny knew all the kids secrets.14.Phlegmatic calm; not easily disturbed Albus Dumbledore was a phlegmatic headmaster.15.Pillage looting The pillaged village was like a ghost town.16.Plenitude- abundance; completeness The plenitude of food made the people happy that they

would not starve in the winter.

17.Pomposity pompousness The pomposity of the students at the school made me not want to evergo back.

18.Ponderous cumbersome/awkward/burdensome The ponderous tasks on the master list mademy head hurt to even think about.

19.Portend foretell/warn of The omen portended an unlucky day.20.Presage foretell The weatherman is able to presage the weather (issues).21.Portent a sign/omen The portent was a black cat which crossed my path.22.Postulate axiom; self evident truth The postulation was basic yet challenging to grasp.23.Precarious risky The precarious proposition was high risk for high returns.24.Precipice steep cliff The precipice seemed impossible to conquer.25.Precipitous The precipitous cliff was very steep.26.Preclude to make impossible/eliminate beforehandThe removal of all sharp objects precluded

the childs visit to the home.

27.Precursor forerunner The precursor was, surprisingly, a low profile politician.28.Harbinger The harbinger was about to win the election.29.Pristine original/primitive The pristine chapels were still in mint, original condition.