SAT-Wortfähigkeiten 1 - Lektion 48

a group or set of five things or people

Pentade

a geometric shape with five angles and five straight sides

Pentagon

a five-pointed star

Pentagramm, fünfzackiger Stern

(geometry) a solid figure with five flat faces

Pentaeder

a metrical line of poetry consisting of five feet

Pentameter

an athletic competition with five different events

Fünfkampf

(chemistry) having the ability to bond with five other atoms or molecules

pentavalent, mit fünf Valenzen

a showy language meant to impress

Schwülstigkeit, Pomp

using big words that sound important but mean little

schwülstig, pompös

to consume food excessively or immoderately

überessen, sich vollstopfen

sticky and thick, resembling glue in consistency

klebrig, zäh

a person who excessively eats and drinks

Vielfraß, Schlemmer

having an excessive desire to consume more food or drink than is necessary.

schlemmerhaft, gierig

excessive and greedy eating, considered one of the seven deadly sins

Völlerei, Schlemmerei

extremely horrible and unpleasant

abominabel, erschrecklich

a vile or wicked action that causes disgust or strong disapproval

Abscheu, Widerlichkeit

the rate or frequency at which something happens or occurs

Inzidenz, Häufigkeit

relating to the way light falls or strikes upon a surface

infallierend (Licht), infallierend (Oberfläche)

happening as a side effect or by chance rather than being the main purpose or focus

nebenläufig, nebenbei

used to introduce a different or unrelated topic

übrigens, nebenbei