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SAT Cartoon Vocabulary Lesson #4. Coterie – close friends or associates . The three Musketeers formed a coterie like a coat for three. Lassitude – listlessness, weariness. The lazy dude showed lassitude. Ballistics – the study of the flight of projectiles.
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Coterie – close friends or associates The three Musketeers formed a coterie like a coat for three.
Lassitude – listlessness, weariness The lazy dude showed lassitude.
Ballistics – the study of the flight of projectiles The lipstick was shaped like a ballistic weapon.
Ambiance – mood, feeling, atmosphere The ambiance in the ambulance was frightening.
Girth – the distance around something Her girth increased as the birth of her children grew closer.
Askew – crooked, to one side, look of hate The pool cue was askew after the fight.
Cubism – style of art portrayed with geometric forms The artist chose cubes to feature his cubism art show.
Cranny – a small opening, usually in a wall or rock Granny fell through the cranny.
Propulsive – the act or process of moving an object forward Propellers moved the plane forward with propulsive force.
Enrage – to infuriate, to anger The farmer was enraged to find a fox in the hen cage.