SAT Word Skills 1

SAT Word Skills 1 - Lesson 48

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pentad
pentadnoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

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pentagon
pentagonnoun

(geometry) a polygon with five angles and five straight sides

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pentagram
pentagramnoun

a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon

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pentahedron
pentahedronnoun

(geometry) a solid figure with five flat faces

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pentameternoun

a metrical line of poetry consisting of five feet

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pentathlonnoun

an athletic contest consisting of five different events

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pentavalentadjective

having a valence of five

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bombastnoun

pompous or pretentious talk or writing

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bombasticadjective

ostentatiously lofty in style

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to glut
to glutverb

overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

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glutinousadjective

having the sticky properties of an adhesive

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gluttonnoun

a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess

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gluttonousadjective

given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink

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gluttony
gluttonynoun

eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)

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abominableadjective

extremely horrible and unpleasant

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abominationnoun

an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence

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incidencenoun

the relative frequency of occurrence of something

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incidentadjective

falling or striking of light rays on something

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incidentaladjective

(sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence

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incidentallyadverb

introducing a different topic

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