SSAT Vocabulary Practice: List 48

Twenty-word practice set from the Ubiquitous Essentials SSAT/SAT academic glossary.

Vocabulary List 48: DI-PI Words

1. DictatorialSSAT vocabularyOverly commanding or like a dictator.
2. PerennialSSAT vocabularyLasting for a long time; recurring regularly.
3. PerfidySSAT vocabularyBetrayal or treachery.
4. TreacherySSAT vocabularyBetrayal of trust.
5. PerfunctorySSAT vocabularyDone routinely with little care.
6. PeripateticSSAT vocabularyTraveling from place to place.
7. PeripherySSAT vocabularyThe outer edge.
8. PerjurySSAT vocabularyLying under oath.
9. PermeateSSAT vocabularyTo spread throughout.
10. PerniciousSSAT vocabularyVery harmful, often gradually.
11. PerquisiteSSAT vocabularyA special privilege or benefit.
12. PertinentSSAT vocabularyRelevant and to the point.
13. PerturbSSAT vocabularyTo disturb or worry.
14. PeruseSSAT vocabularyTo read carefully.
15. PervadeSSAT vocabularyTo spread throughout.
16. PetulantSSAT vocabularyChildishly sulky or irritable.
17. PhilanthropySSAT vocabularyGenerous support for human welfare.
18. PhilistineSSAT vocabularyA person indifferent to culture or art.
19. PiousSSAT vocabularyDevoutly religious; or falsely virtuous.
20. PivotalSSAT vocabularyCrucially important.

Exercise 1: Matching

Match each word with the correct definition.

Words

  1. Dictatorial _____
  2. Perennial _____
  3. Perfidy _____
  4. Treachery _____
  5. Perfunctory _____
  6. Peripatetic _____
  7. Periphery _____
  8. Perjury _____
  9. Permeate _____
  10. Pernicious _____
  11. Perquisite _____
  12. Pertinent _____
  13. Perturb _____
  14. Peruse _____
  15. Pervade _____
  16. Petulant _____
  17. Philanthropy _____
  18. Philistine _____
  19. Pious _____
  20. Pivotal _____
A. Devoutly religious; or falsely virtuous.
B. Overly commanding or like a dictator.
C. To spread throughout.
D. To read carefully.
E. Traveling from place to place.
F. Crucially important.
G. Generous support for human welfare.
H. Betrayal of trust.
I. Lying under oath.
J. Lasting for a long time; recurring regularly.
K. To spread throughout.
L. Betrayal or treachery.
M. Childishly sulky or irritable.
N. To disturb or worry.
O. Relevant and to the point.
P. The outer edge.
Q. Very harmful, often gradually.
R. Done routinely with little care.
S. A special privilege or benefit.
T. A person indifferent to culture or art.
Show Matching Answer Key

1-B, 2-J, 3-L, 4-H, 5-R, 6-E, 7-P, 8-I, 9-C, 10-Q, 11-S, 12-O, 13-N, 14-D, 15-K, 16-M, 17-G, 18-T, 19-A, 20-F

Exercise 2: Gap Filling

Choose the best word from the word bank to complete each sentence.

pivotal, perquisite, perjury, philistine, peripatetic, petulant, treachery, permeate, periphery, peruse, perennial, pious, pernicious, dictatorial, pervade, perfidy, philanthropy, perturb, perfunctory, pertinent
  1. The witness was charged with _____ after the video proved he lied.
  2. The goalkeeper made a _____ save in the final minute.
  3. The critic called him a _____ for mocking the museum.
  4. The lawyer asked the client to _____ the agreement before signing it.
  5. The _____ tutor taught in three towns each week.
  6. The teacher asked for _____ evidence, not random facts.
  7. The rumor had a _____ effect on team spirit.
  8. The sudden change in plans began to _____ the travelers.
  9. Giving the secret plan to rivals was an act of _____.
  10. The smell of popcorn began to _____ the hallway.
  11. His _____ apology sounded memorized and cold.
  12. The runners warmed up on the _____ of the field.
  13. The _____ child crossed his arms after losing the game.
  14. The spy's _____ endangered the whole mission.
  15. The _____ monk spent mornings in prayer.
  16. A feeling of excitement began to _____ the gym before the final game.
  17. The _____ captain made every decision alone.
  18. The family's _____ funded a new clinic.
  19. Free lunch was a small _____ of working at the cafe.
  20. The garden's _____ flowers return every spring.
Show Gap Filling Answer Key

1. Perjury, 2. Pivotal, 3. Philistine, 4. Peruse, 5. Peripatetic, 6. Pertinent, 7. Pernicious, 8. Perturb, 9. Perfidy, 10. Permeate, 11. Perfunctory, 12. Periphery, 13. Petulant, 14. Treachery, 15. Pious, 16. Pervade, 17. Dictatorial, 18. Philanthropy, 19. Perquisite, 20. Perennial

Exercise 3: Paragraph Using All Words

Read the paragraph and notice how each vocabulary word is used in context.

In one busy school week, every conversation seemed to introduce a new vocabulary word. The lawyer asked the client to Peruse the agreement before signing it. The sudden change in plans began to Perturb the travelers. The Pious monk spent mornings in prayer. The family's Philanthropy funded a new clinic. The Peripatetic tutor taught in three towns each week. The garden's Perennial flowers return every spring. The critic called him a Philistine for mocking the museum. Giving the secret plan to rivals was an act of Perfidy. The goalkeeper made a Pivotal save in the final minute. The teacher asked for Pertinent evidence, not random facts. His Perfunctory apology sounded memorized and cold. The Petulant child crossed his arms after losing the game. The runners warmed up on the Periphery of the field. The spy's Treachery endangered the whole mission. The smell of popcorn began to Permeate the hallway. The rumor had a Pernicious effect on team spirit. The Dictatorial captain made every decision alone. A feeling of excitement began to Pervade the gym before the final game. The witness was charged with Perjury after the video proved he lied. Free lunch was a small Perquisite of working at the cafe.

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