Webster Essential Vocabulary

Quick Review #65.

Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.

P – Q: SAT Words 185

1. physiology


2. pigment


3. pinion


4. placebo


5. plagiarize


6. pliable


7. pluralism


8. poison


9. polar


10. political


11. politician


12. pollution

a. sugar pill

b. diverse

c. schemer

d. opposite

e. functionality

f. contamination

g. governmental

h. tint

i. steal

j. toxin

k. shackle

l. adaptable

ponderous*(PAHN dir is) adj. 1. very heavy; 2. difficult to handle because of
weight; 3. bulky; massive; seemingly heavy; 4. dull and labored

• Harry and David found that the armoire was a ponderouspiece of furniture
  to move.


• Traditionally, and for obvious reasons, the refrigerator is the most ponder-
  ousappliance to move.


• When not faced with a threat, the gait of the African elephant seems
  rather ponderous,as befits its size.
  [-ly adv.] [Syn. heavy]
  poorly (POR lee) adv. 1. not well; not functioning properly; badly or ineffective-
  ly; 2. with a low opinion; disparagingly


• A myopic person sees far things very poorly.


• When it comes to exams, Tom tests rather poorly.


• Many people thought poorlyof Ford’s Edsel, so the model didn’t last on the
  market for very long.
  possessions(puh ZESH inz) n. pl.1. things owned; personal property; 2. property
  or wealth; 3. any territories ruled by another country


• All Rosanne’s possessionswere destroyed in the fire.


• The Hawaiian Islands and Puerto Rico were among the possessionsacquired
  by the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War.


• The territory of Transjordan was a possessionof the British Crown until 1948.
  [possession sing.]