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Intermediate SAT Vocabulary: P - R

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paean
a song or expression of praise.
palatial
relating to a palace; magnificent.
palpable
capable of being touched or felt; easily perceived.
panache
flamboyance or dash in style and action.
pandemic
occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting a large portion of the population.
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paradigm
an outstandingly clear or typical example.
patent
obvious, evident.
pathogenic
causing disease.
patrician
aristocratic.
penitent
expressing sorrow for sins or offenses, repentant.
phalanx
a compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things.
philistine
a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values.
phlegmatic
having a sluggish, unemotional temperament.
pique
to arouse anger or resentment in; provoke.
platitude
overused and trite remark.
plebeian
crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners.
politic
shrewd and crafty in managing or dealing with things.
portentous
foreshadowing, ominous; eliciting amazement and wonder.
posit
to assume as real or conceded; propose as an explanation.
potable
suitable for drinking.
precipitous
steeply; hastily.
presage
something that foreshadows; a feeling of what will happen in the future.
preternatural
existing outside of nature; extraordinary; supernatural.
prodigal
recklessly extravagant, wasteful.
proffer
to offer for acceptance.
progenitor
an ancestor in the direct line, forefather; founder.
prosaic
relating to prose (as opposed to poetry); dull, ordinary.
prostrate
lying face downward in adoration or submission.
provincial
limited in outlook, narrow, unsophisticated.
pugilism
boxing.
pundit
one who gives opinions in an authoritative manner.
purport
to profess, suppose, claim.
rancor
bitter hatred.
reactionary
marked by extreme conservatism, especially in politics.
refract
to deflect sound or light.
relegate
to send into exile, banish; assign.
remuneration
payment for goods or services or to recompense for losses.
reprove
to criticize or correct, usually in a gentle manner.
requite
to return or repay.

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