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Lesson 6 Harbinger
Sat/Act Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pedestrian | person who travels on foot common uninteresting common lacking in vitality |
| sojurn | emporary stay live temporarily |
| respite | brief rest interval of relief relieve temporarily |
| morose | gloomy sullenly ill-humored |
| penchant | trong inclination for something tendency or strong desire |
| symmetry | arrangement of balance or harmonious portion |
| raconteur | person who excels at telling stories |
| mosaic | image compased of many small, colored tiles or pieces |
| revelation | an atonishing discovery act of revealing or disclosing |
| supremacy | tate of being the highest or greatest supreme authority or power |
| symmetry | equilibrium , proportion |
| penchant | affinity, inclination |
| pedestrian | jejune, banal |
| respite | stay, reprieve |
| morose | flum, melancoholy |
| mor | Latin for death |
| ped | traveling on foot |
| Always a witty _______, Tijan captivated his audience with tales of his adventures in Malaysia,where he wresteled with the rare and fearsome specklet newt. | raconteur |
| Like many cheese snobs, Damien finds Swiss cheese too ________ for fine dining, and uses it instead as a deodorant stick. | pedestrian |
| We all felt sorry for Ritchie when he was diagnosed with an illness that would slowly reduce him to a puddle of ooze, but after months of his _________ depression, everyone secretely wished the disease would just finish him. | morose |
| Taylor's __________for high explosives will either earn him a job on a demolition crew or turn him into tiny little bite-sized chunks. | penchant |
| Between sets, the death-metal band Satan's Kitten went backstage for a relaxing _________ and a nice bowl of matzoh-ball soup. | respite |