SAT words from 'polyhedron' to 'precision'
Words alphabetically from 'polyhedron' to 'precision' from the monster 5000-word at http://www.freevocabulary.com/
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- polyhedron
- A solid bounded by plane faces, especially by more than four.
- polysyllable
- Having several syllables, especially more than three syllables.
- polytechnic
- Pertaining to, embracing, or practicing many arts.
- polytheism
- The doctrine or belief that there are more gods than one.
- pommel
- To beat with something thick or bulky.
- pomposity
- The quality of being marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness of manner.
- pompous
- Marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness of manner.
- ponder
- To meditate or reflect upon.
- ponderous
- Unusually weighty or forcible.
- pontiff
- The Pope.
- populace
- The common people.
- populous
- Containing many inhabitants, especially in proportion to the territory.
- portend
- To indicate as being about to happen, especially by previous signs.
- portent
- Anything that indicates what is to happen.
- portfolio
- A portable case for holding writing-materials, drawings, etc.
- posit
- To present in an orderly manner.
- position
- The manner in which a thing is placed.
- positive
- Free from doubt or hesitation.
- posse
- A force of men.
- possess
- To own.
- possession
- The having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command.
- possessive
- Pertaining to the having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command.
- possessor
- One who owns, enjoys, or controls anything, as property.
- possible
- Being not beyond the reach of power natural, moral, or supernatural.
- postdate
- To make the date of any writing later than the real date.
- posterior
- The hinder part.
- postgraduate
- Pertaining to studies that are pursued after receiving a degree.
- postscript
- Something added to a letter after the writer's signature.
- potency
- Power.
- potent
- Physically powerful.
- potentate
- One possessed of great power or sway.
- potential
- Anything that may be possible.
- potion
- A dose of liquid medicine.
- powerless
- Impotent.
- practicable
- Feasible.
- prate
- To talk about vainly or foolishly.
- prattle
- To utter in simple or childish talk.
- preamble
- A statement introductory to and explanatory of what follows.
- precarious
- Perilous.
- precaution
- A provision made in advance for some possible emergency or danger.
- precede
- To happen first.
- precedence
- Priority in place, time, or rank.
- precedent
- An instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule.
- precedential
- Of the nature of an instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule.
- precession
- The act of going forward.
- precipice
- A high and very steep or approximately vertical cliff.
- precipitant
- Moving onward quickly and heedlessly.
- precipitate
- To force forward prematurely.
- precise
- Exact.
- precision
- Accuracy of limitation, definition, or adjustment.