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H.E.3 Lessons 17&18
SAT
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rebuke | to scold |
| nonentity | a non-important person |
| sang-froid | calmness |
| desultory | wandering from subject to subject |
| hector | to bully |
| pandemic | widespread |
| coalesce | to merge |
| beguile | to deceive |
| ennui | boredom |
| hiatus | a pause |
| lambent | softly bright |
| ergo | therefore |
| hubris | excessive self-confidence |
| pecuniary | pertaining to money |
| sibilant | a hissing sound |
| incendiary | tending to excite |
| apotheosis | a prime example |
| contiguous | side by side |
| auspicious | promising favorable results |
| vociferous | noisy |
| avuncular | similar to a uncle |
| proletariat | working class |
| tenacious | strongly held |
| specious | deceptive |
| refractory | unmanageable |
| inimitable | unable to be imitated |
| malfeasance | poor conduct |
| platonic | without love |
| pontificate | speaking in a dogmatic manner |
| prurient | giving to lustful thoughts |