SAT巴朗3500词汇表之第186篇
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perjury N. /伪誓;伪证/false testimony while under oath. Rather than lie under oath and perhaps be indicted for perjury, the witness chose to take the Fifth Amendment, refusing to answer any questions on the grounds that he might incriminate himself.
permeable ADJ. /可渗透的,可学习的/penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through. If your jogging clothes weren't made out of permeable fabric, you'd drown in your own perspiration (figuratively speaking).
permeate V. /传播;流传/pass through; spread. The odor of frying onions permeated the air.
pernicious ADJ. /及具毁灭性的/very destructive. Crack cocaine has had a pernicious effect on urban society: it has destroyed families, turned children into drug dealers, and increased the spread of violent crimes.
perpetrate V. /犯/commit an offense. Only an insane person could perpetrate such a horrible crime.
perpetual ADJ. /的/everlasting. Ponce de Leon hoped to find the legendary fountain of perpetual youth.
perpetuate V. /保护免于灭绝/make something last; preserve from extinction. Some critics attack The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn because they believe Twain's book perpetuates a false image of Blacks in this country.
perquisite N. /津贴,补贴;奖金/any gain above stipulated salary. The perquisites attached to this job make it even more attractive than the salary indicates.
persona N. /角色/public personality or facade. Offstage the comedian was a sullen, irritable grumbler, a far cry from his ever-cheerful adopted stage persona.
personable ADJ. /有吸引力的/attractive. The man I am seeking to fill this position must be personable since he will be representing us before the public.
perspicacious ADJ. /洞察一切的,渗透的;机敏的/having insight; penetrating; astute. The brilliant lawyer was known for his perspicacious deductions. perspicacity, N.
pert ADJ. /爱管闲事的,无理的/impertinent; forward. I think your pert and impudent remarks call for an apology.
pertinacious ADJ. /拒不屈服;反抗/stubborn; persistent. He is bound to succeed because his pertinacious nature will not permit him to quit.
pertinent ADJ. /说到点子上的;中肯的;有关的/To the point; relevant. Virginia Woolf's words on women's rights are as pertinent today as they were when she wrote them nearly a century ago.
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