SAT Ordfärdigheter 1 - Lektion 48

a group or set of five things or people

pentad

a geometric shape with five angles and five straight sides

pentagon

a five-pointed star

pentagram, stjärna med fem spetsar

(geometry) a solid figure with five flat faces

pentafront

a metrical line of poetry consisting of five feet

pentameter

an athletic competition with five different events

femkamp

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

pentavalent, med fem valenser

a showy language meant to impress

bombast, storslagna ord

using big words that sound important but mean little

bombastisk, pompös

to consume food excessively or immoderately

översätta, överäta

sticky and thick, resembling glue in consistency

klibbig, klistrig

a person who excessively eats and drinks

glutton, matvrak

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

glupsk, grisk

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

vidrighet, överätande

extremely horrible and unpleasant

avskyvärd, fruktansvärd

a vile or wicked action that causes disgust or strong disapproval

avsky, lyte

the rate or frequency at which something happens or occurs

incidens, frekvens

relating to the way light falls or strikes upon a surface

inkommande (ljus), incident (ytan)

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

incidentell, sekundär

used to introduce a different or unrelated topic

för övrigt, för en händelse