SAT最常见的1000个词汇（P-2）

　　该词表中的词汇主要是针对美国学生挑选出来的，这1000个词汇是属于SAT考试中常出现但美国学生却不熟悉的词汇，因此该词表中的词汇难度较大。如果你是刚刚接触SAT的考生，最好不要立即使用该词表，推荐留在备考的最后阶段再使用。 

penultimate (adj.) next to last (Having smoked the penultimate cigarette remaining in
the pack, Cybil discarded the last cigarette and resolved to quit smoking.)
penurious (adj.) miserly, stingy (Stella complained that her husband’s penurious ways
made it impossible to live the lifestyle she felt she deserved.)
perfidious (adj.) disloyal, unfaithful (After the official was caught selling government
secrets to enemy agents, he was executed for his perfidious ways.)
perfunctory (adj.) showing little interest or enthusiasm (The radio broadcaster
announced the news of the massacre in a surprisingly perfunctory manner.)
permeate (v.) to spread throughout, saturate (Mrs. Huxtable was annoyed that the wet
dog’s odor had permeated the furniture’s upholstery.)
pernicious (adj.) extremely destructive or harmful (The new government feared that
the Communist sympathizers would have a pernicious influence on the nation’s
stability.)

perplex (v.) to confuse (Brad was perplexed by his girlfriend’s suddenly distant
manner.)
perspicacity (adj.) shrewdness, perceptiveness (The detective was too humble to
acknowledge that his perspicacity was the reason for his professional success.)
pert (adj.) flippant, bold (My parents forgave Sandra’s pert humor at the dinner table
because it had been so long since they had last seen her.)
pertinacious (adj.) stubbornly persistent (Harry’s parents were frustrated with his
pertinacious insistence that a monster lived in his closet. Then they opened the closet
door and were eaten.)
perusal (n.) a careful examination, review (The actor agreed to accept the role after a
two-month perusal of the movie ｓｃｒｉｐｔ.)
pervasive (adj.) having the tendency to spread throughout (Stepping off the plane in
Havana, I recognized the pervasive odor of sugar cane fields on fire.)
petulance (n.) rudeness, irritability (The Nanny resigned after she could no longer
tolerate the child’s petulance.)
philanthropic (adj.) charitable, giving (Many people felt that the billionaire’s decision to
donate her fortune to house the homeless was the ultimate philanthropic act.)
phlegmatic (adj.) uninterested, unresponsive (Monique feared her dog was ill after the
animal’s phlegmatic response to his favorite chew toy.)

pillage (v.) to seize or plunder, especially in war (Invading enemy soldiers pillaged the
homes scattered along the country’s border.)
pinnacle (n.) the highest point (Book reviewers declared that the author’s
new novel was extraordinary and probably the pinnacle of
Western literature.)
pithy (adj.) concisely meaningful (My father’s long-winded explanation was a stark
contrast to his usually pithy statements.)
pittance (n.) a very small amount, especially relating to money (Josh complained that
he was paid a pittance for the great amount of work he did at the firm.)
placate (v.) to ease the anger of, soothe (The man purchased a lollipop to placate his
irritable son.)
placid (adj.) calm, peaceful (The placid lake surface was as smooth as glass.)
platitude (n.) an uninspired remark, cliché (After reading over her paper, Helene
concluded that what she thought were profound insights were actually
just platitudes.)
plaudits (n.) enthusiastic approval, applause (The controversial new film received
plaudits from even the harshest critics.)
plausible (adj.) believable, reasonable (He studied all the data and then came up with a
plausible theory that took all factors into account.)

plenitude (n.) an abundance (My grandmother was overwhelmed by the plenitude of
tomatoes her garden yielded this season.)
plethora (n.) an abundance, excess (The wedding banquet included a plethora of oysters
piled almost three feet high.)
pliable (adj.) flexible (Aircraft wings are designed to be somewhat pliable so they do not
break in heavy turbulence.)
poignant (adj.) deeply affecting, moving (My teacher actually cried after reading to us
the poignant final chapter of the novel.)
polemic (n.) an aggressive argument against a specific opinion (My brother
launched into a polemic against my arguments that capitalism was an unjust
economic system.)
portent (n.) an omen (When a black cat crossed my sister’s path while she was walking to
school, she took it as a portent that she would do badly on her spelling test.)