SAT Vocab Words

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preamble

an introduction to a text

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presage

to indicate something (usually bad) is about to happen

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prescient

knowing something is going to happen before it does

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predilection

a special fondness

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precipitate

rash, acting before thinking

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predicate

to be based on

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presentiment

a feeling that something (usually bad) is about to happen

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precedent

sets an example for how things are done in the future

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pretentious

acting more important than others by pretending to know more

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pretense

a claim or assertion not based on fact

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predecessor

a person that comes before, previously held a position before passing it onto someone else

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precursor

something that comes before anothher

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pretext

a reason for something that isn’t the actual reason

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precocious

premature development, “precocious puberty”

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preclude

to make it impossible for something to happen

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tantalize

to torment someone with something they want without ever giving it to them

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pyrrhic

describes a victory that comes with a heavy cost

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laconic

using as few words as possible when speaking

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draconian

extremely strict (laws, rules)

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jeremiad

a long speech full of complaints

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cicerone

a guide who gives speeches to sightseers

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nemesis

one who constantly works to ensure another’s downfall

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platonic

describes a close relationship without romance

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thespian

an actor

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spartan

lacking in comfort or flourishes

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juggernaut

an unstoppable, destructive force or thing

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maudlin

over self-pitying

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hector

to bully (through words)

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nonchalant

giving off a sense of calmness and coolness

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adroit

skillfull, mentally or with one’s hands

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chicanery

trickery, deception

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demur

to object to doing something

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insouciant

showing a lack of concern or interest

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arriviste

a person who is extremely ambitious and has recently acquired wealth or power

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parvenu

a person who has recently gained status or celebrity, but may not have earned the prestige or dignity with it

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rapport

understanding and similar feelings that exist between people or groups

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passé

no longer in fashion

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cache

a collection of items hidden or stored away for future use

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raconteur

a skilled storyteller

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sortie

an attack from a defensive position

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gauche

clumsy, socially awkward

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sangfroid

utter calmness and composure, especially under pressure

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liaison

a person who helps two parties communicate

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envoy

a messenger, usually on a diplomatic mission

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sans

“without”

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filial

relating to the obligations of a son or daughter

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droll

odd and therefore amusing

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faux pas

an act or comment with embarrassing social consequences

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in lieu of

in place of

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enfant terrible

a person whose commentary or behavior is aimed to shock

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tête-à-tête

a private conversation between two people

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savoir vivre

a familiarity and ease with polite society

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savoir faire

the skill of saying and doing just the right thing in social situations

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esprit de corps

the spirit of belongingness and pride of a tightly knit group

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poltergeist

a ghost that supposedly causes noisy disturbances in the environment

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kitsch

cheap art whose owners are usually aware of its lack of value

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doppelganger

a person who looks remarkably like another person

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kaput

no longer functioning

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verboten

forbidden, prohibited

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zeitgeist

the mood of a particular time period as captured by ideas and culture

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schandenfreude

delight taken in another’s misfortune

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bildungsroman

a coming of age story

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