SAT最常见的1000个词汇（P-3）

　　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。 

potable (adj.) suitable for drinking (During sea voyages it is essential that ships carry a
supply of potable water because salty ocean water makes anyone who drinks it sick.)
potentate (n.) one who has great power, a ruler (All the villagers stood along the town’s
main road to observe as the potentate’s procession headed towards
the capital.)
pragmatic (adj.) practical (The politician argued that while increased security measures
might not fit with the lofty ideals of the nation, they were a pragmatic necessity to ensure everyone’s safety.)
precipice (n.) the face of a cliff, a steep or overhanging place (The mountain climber
hung from a precipice before finding a handhold and pulling himself up.)
preclude (v.) to prevent (My grandfather’s large and vicious guard dog precluded
anyone from entering the yard.)
precocious (adj.) advanced, developing ahead of time (Derek was so academically
precocious that by the time he was 10 years old, he was already in the ninth grade.)

predilection (n.) a preference or inclination for something (Francois has a predilection
for eating scrambled eggs with ketchup, though I prefer to eat eggs without any
condiments.)
preponderance (adj.) superiority in importance or quantity (Britain’s preponderance of
naval might secured the nation’s role as a military power.)
prepossessing (adj.) occupying the mind to the exclusion of other thoughts or feelings
(His prepossessing appearance made it impossible for me to think of anything else.)
presage (n.) an omen (When my uncle’s old war injury ached, he interpreted it as a
presage of bad weather approaching.)
prescient (adj.) to have foreknowledge of events (Questioning the fortune
cookie’s prediction, Ray went in search of the old hermit who was rumored to be
prescient.)
prescribe (v.) to lay down a rule (The duke prescribed that from this point further all of
the peasants living on his lands would have to pay higher taxes.)
presumptuous (adj.) disrespectfully bold (The princess grew angry after the
presumptuous noble tried to kiss her, even though he was far below her in social
status.)

pretense (n.)an appearance or action intended to deceive (Though he actually wanted
to use his parents’ car to go on a date, Nick borrowed his parents’ car under the
pretense of attending a group study session.)
primeval (adj.) original, ancient (The first primates to walk on two legs, called
Australopithecus, were the primeval descendants of modern man.)
privation (n.) lacking basic necessities (After decades of rule by an oppressive
government that saw nothing wrong with stealing from its citizens, the recent
drought only increased the people’s privation.)
probity (n.) virtue, integrity (Because he was never viewed as a man of great probity, no
one was surprised by Mr. Samson’s immoral behavior.)
proclivity (n.) a strong inclination toward something (In a sick twist of fate, Harold’s
childhood proclivity for torturing small animals grew into a desire to become a
surgeon.)
procure (v.) to obtain, acquire (The FBI was unable to procure sufficient evidence to
charge the gangster with racketeering.)
profane (adj.) lewd, indecent (Jacob’s profane act of dumping frogs in the holy water in
the chapel at his boarding school resulted in his dismissal.)
profligate (adj.) dissolute, extravagant (The profligate gambler loved to drink, spend
money, steal, cheat, and hang out with prostitutes.)