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SAT Word Skills 5
to conscript
to conscript
[sloveso]

to call up someone for service obliged by law, especially the armed services

povolat, odvádět

povolat, odvádět

to gladden
to gladden
[sloveso]

to make happy, delighted, or pleased

potěšit, rozesmát

potěšit, rozesmát

Ex: The good news gladdened her heart. 
to fathom
to fathom
[sloveso]

to understand and make sense of something after giving it a lot of thought

pochopit, porozumět

pochopit, porozumět

Ex: The novel's intricate plot required readers to fathom the characters' motivations. 
to decamp
to decamp
[sloveso]

to depart suddenly or unexpectedly

náhle odejít, neočekávaně odjet

náhle odejít, neočekávaně odjet

Ex: The business executives chose to decamp from the downtown office to a more cost-effective location in the suburbs. 
to heed
to heed
[sloveso]

to be attentive to advice or a warning

dávat pozor na, poslouchat

dávat pozor na, poslouchat

Ex: It's important to heed the advice of experienced hikers when trekking in unfamiliar terrain. 
to blurt
to blurt
[sloveso]

to say something impulsively; often without careful thinking or consideration

vyhrknout, vykřiknout

vyhrknout, vykřiknout

Ex: He blurted an apology as soon as he realized his mistake. 
to mire
to mire
[sloveso]

to cause to get stuck or be immersed as if in mud

uváznout v bahně, ponořit do bahna

uváznout v bahně, ponořit do bahna

to broach
to broach
[sloveso]

to introduce a subject for discussion, especially a sensitive or challenging matter

otevřít, nastolit

otevřít, nastolit

Ex: At the team meeting, the manager decided to broach the subject of restructuring to improve efficiency. 
to avenge
to avenge
[sloveso]

to seek retribution or take vengeance on behalf of oneself or others for a perceived wrong or harm

pomstít, mstít

pomstít, mstít

Ex: Determined to avenge her brother's death, the protagonist embarked on a quest for justice. 
to pluck
to pluck
[sloveso]

to pull out the feathers of a dead bird in order to prepare it for cooking

škubat, vytrhat peří

škubat, vytrhat peří

Ex: She learned from her grandmother how to pluck a duck, a skill passed down through generations. 
to preside
to preside
[sloveso]

to act in an authoritative role in a ceremony, meeting, etc.

předsedat, řídit

předsedat, řídit

Ex: The judge will preside over the trial and ensure that proceedings are conducted fairly. 
to espouse
to espouse
[sloveso]

to take up, follow, or support a cause, belief, ideology, etc.

přijmout, podporovat

přijmout, podporovat

to winnow
to winnow
[sloveso]

to blow the chaffs out of the grains

vějet, oddělit zrno od plev

vějet, oddělit zrno od plev

to boycott
to boycott
[sloveso]

to refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a way to show disapproval or to try to bring about a change

bojkotovat, zúčastnit se bojkotu

bojkotovat, zúčastnit se bojkotu

Ex: Many customers boycotted the store after its poor customer service. 
to jut
to jut
[sloveso]

to protrude from the intended area or stick out beyond the edge

vyčnívat, trčet

vyčnívat, trčet

to vouchsafe
to vouchsafe
[sloveso]

to give something with a sense of superiority

udělit, dopřát

udělit, dopřát

Ex: The professor vouchsafed a small piece of advice to the struggling student, as if imparting wisdom to a child. 
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