SAT Regular Vocabulary 13

Pretentious

• Claiming or demanding a position of importance or dignity, esp. when unjustified; showing off, creating a deceptive, false show of worth

• Displaying genuine humility and modesty

• Being straightforward and honest about one's abilities

• Exhibiting a lack of confidence and self-esteem

Preempt or Pre-empt

• Prevent; take the place of, supplant; take before someone else can

• Delay; postpone an action or event

• Encourage; promote or support an idea

• Ignore; to pay no attention to something

Propriety

• Conforming to good manners or appropriate behavior; justness

• A state of being overly cautious or timid

• A legal term for ownership or possession

• A method of scientific inquiry

Prodigal

• Wasteful, extravagant; giving abundantly, lavish

• Frugal, economical; saving resources

• Modest, reserved; showing restraint

• Timid, shy; lacking confidence

Predisposed

• Having an inclination or tendency beforehand; susceptible

• Being resistant to change or influence

• Having a neutral stance on a subject

• Being unaware or indifferent to circumstances

Principled

• Having high moral standards

• Being flexible in decision-making

• Prioritizing personal gain

• Avoiding responsibility for actions

Proliferate

• Decrease or diminish gradually

• Increase or spread rapidly or excessively

• Remain constant over time

• Disperse slowly and evenly

Profuse

• Abundant, extravagant, giving or given freely

• Scarce and limited

• Moderate and restrained

• Occasional and rare

Prospective

• Potential, in the future

• Current and ongoing

• Past and completed

• Unlikely to happen

Pugnacious

• Inclined to fight, combative

• Peaceful and calm

• Friendly and sociable

• Reserved and introverted