Power Plus Level 11 Lesson 17

rebuke

L17 (v) to scold; to blame

nonentity

L17 (n) a person or thing of little importance

sang-froid

L17 (n) calmness; composure or cool self-possession

desultory

L17 (adj) wandering from subject to subject

hector

L17 (v) to bully; to pester

pandemic

L17 (adj) general; widespread

coalesce

L17 (v) to blend; to merge

beguile

L17 (v) to deceive; to charm; to enchant

ennui

L17 (n) boredom; a weariness resulting from a lack of interest

hiatus

L17 (n) a pause or gap

lambent

L17 (adj) softly bright or radiant; moving lightly over a surface

ergo

L17 (conj) therefor

hubris

L17 (n) excessive pride or self-confidence

pecuniary

L17 (adj) pertaining to money; financial

sibilant

L17 adj) a hissing sound