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SAT Cartoon Vocabulary Lesson #6. Accolade – award, honor, approval. Accolades for lemonade!. Myriad – an extremely large number. Many mirrors give a myriad of reflections. Caucus – meeting of members to make a decision. A cactus caucus!.
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Accolade – award, honor, approval Accolades for lemonade!
Myriad – an extremely large number • Many mirrors give a myriad of reflections.
Caucus – meeting of members to make a decision • A cactus caucus!
Grandiloquent – to try to impress with big words or gestures • The grand elephant made a grandiloquent speech.
Demonic – one who is linked to evil, to work as hard as a devil • He was a demonic demon for extra work.
Noxious – harmful to human beings • Cheap perfume is so noxious that it knocks us out!
Atrophy – to wither away • Trophy champions can atrophy without continual workouts.
Harangue – to lecture with a long speech, to berate • His harangue ended with a meringue pie in the face.
Dromedary – a one-humped camel • A dromedary could be considered a roaming dairy.
Proficient – skillful, to be very good at something • The pro fisherman was certainly proficient.