SAT巴朗3500词汇表之第190篇

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pliant ADJ. /顺从的/flexible; easily influenced. Pinocchio's disposition was pliant, he was like putty in his tempters' hands.

plight N. /情况，状况;困境/condition, state (especially a bad state or condition); predicament. Many people feel that the federal government should do more to alleviate the plight of the homeless. Loggers, unmoved by the plight of the spotted owl, plan to continue logging whether or not they ruin the owl's habitat.

plumb ADJ. /垂直;铅锤;用铅锤量/checking perpendicularity; vertical. Before hanging wallpaper it is advisable to drop a plumb line from the ceiling as a guide. also N. andV.

plumage N. /鸟类的羽毛/feathers of a bird. Bird watchers identify different species of bird by their characteristic songs and distinctive plumage.

plummet V. /垂直落下/fall sharply. Stock prices plummeted as Wall Street reacted to the crisis in the economy.

plutocracy N. /富豪统治/society ruled by the wealthy. From the way the government caters to the rich, you might think our society is a plutocracy rather than a democracy.

podiatrist N. /足病医生/doctor who treats ailments of the feet. He consulted a podiatrist about his fallen arches.

podium N. /指挥台;检阅台/pedestal; raised platform. The audience applauded as the conductor made his way to the podium.

poignancy N. /强烈的;感人的;尖锐的/quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion. Watching the tearful reunion of the long-separated mother and child, the social worker was touched by the poignancy of the scene. poignant,ADJ.

polarize V. /极化;分化;两极分化/split into opposite extremes or camps. The abortion issue has polarized the country into pro-choice and anti-abortion camps. polarization, N.

polemical ADJ. /辩论的，好辩的/aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious. Lexy was a master of polemical rhetoric; she should have worn a T-shirt with the slogan "Born to Debate."

politic ADJ. /精明的;明智的;诡计多端的;谨慎的/expedient; prudent; well advised. Even though he was disappointed by the size of the bonus he was offered, he did not think it politic to refuse it.

polygamist N. /多配偶/one who has more than one spouse at a time. He was arrested as a polygamist when his two wives filed complaints about him.

polyglot ADJ. /多语言/speaking several languages. New York City is a polyglot community because of the thousands of immigrants who settle there.

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