SAT巴朗3500词汇表之第195篇(附pdf下载)

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prerogative N. /特权/privilege; unquestionable right. The president cannot levy taxes; that is the prerogative of the legislative branch of government.

presage V. /预示/foretell. The vultures flying overhead presaged the discovery of the corpse in the desert.

prescience N. /预示能力/ability to foretell the future. Given the current wave of Japan-bashing, it does not take prescience for me to foresee problems in our future trade relations with Japan.

presentiment N. /预感/feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear; premonition. Saying goodbye at the airport, Jack had a sudden presentiment that this was the last time he would see Jill.

prestige N. /声望;威信/impression produced by achievements or reputation. Many students want to go to Harvard College not for the education offered but for the prestige of Harvard's name.

presumptuous ADJ. /自大;轻狂;专横/overconfident; impertinently bold; taking liberties. Matilda thought it was somewhat presumptuous of the young man to have addressed her without first having been introduced. Perhaps manners were freer here in the New World.

pretentious ADJ. /自命不凡;华而不实;自大/ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious. None of the other prize winners are wearing their medals; isn't it a bit pretentious of you to wear yours?

preternatural ADJ. /超自然的/beyond what is normal in nature. Malcolm's mother's total ability to tell when he was lying struck him as almost preternatural.

pretext N. /借口;托辞/excuse. He looked for a good pretext to get out of paying a visit to his aunt.

prevail V. /导致，促使;击败;盛行/induce; triumph over. He tried to prevail on her to type his essay for him.

prevalent ADJ. /普遍的;流行的/widespread; generally accepted. A radical committed to social change, Reed had no patience with the conservative views prevalent in the America of his day.

prevaricate V. /撒谎;支吾，搪塞;糊弄/lie. Some people believe that to prevaricate in a good cause is justifiable and regard such a statement as a "white lie."

prey N. /猎物;受害人，牺牲品/target of a hunt; victim. In Stalking the Wild Asparagus, Euell Gibbons has as his prey not wild beasts but wild plants. alsoV.

prim ADJ. /整洁的;的，精确的/very precise and formal; exceedingly proper. Many people commented on the contrast between the prim attire of the young lady and the inappropriate clothing worn by her escort.

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