SAT Cartoon Vocabulary Lesson #4

The three Musketeers formed a coterie like a coat for three.

Coterie – close friends or associates

The lazy dude showed lassitude.

Lassitude – listlessness, weariness

The lipstick was shaped like a ballistic weapon.

Ballistics – the study of the flight of projectiles

The ambiance in the ambulance was frightening.

Ambiance – mood, feeling, atmosphere

Her girth increased as the birth of her children grew closer.

Girth – the distance around something

The pool cue was askew after the fight.

Askew – crooked, to one side, look of hate

The artist chose cubes to feature his cubism art show.

Cubism – style of art portrayed with geometric forms

Granny fell through the cranny.

Cranny – a small opening, usually in a wall or rock

Propellers moved the plane forward with propulsive force.

Propulsive – the act or process of moving an object forward

The farmer was enraged to find a fox in the hen cage.

Enrage – to infuriate, to anger