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Vocabulario Avanzado para el GRE - El Alma de un Mundo sin Alma

Aquí aprenderás algunas palabras en inglés sobre sociedad y religión, como "disperse", "dogma", "litany", etc. que se necesitan para el examen GRE.

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Advanced Words Needed for the GRE

to make one feel isolated or hostile toward a person or group

alienar

alienar

Ex: His failure to acknowledge their contributions started alienate his team .

to part and move in different directions

separarse

separarse

to make a request or prayer for something, particularly in an earnest and humble manner

suplicar

suplicar

to feel or display a great amount of respect toward something or someone

venerar

venerar

apotheosis
[Sustantivo]

the act of elevating a person's rank to that of a god

apoteosis

apoteosis

Ex: apotheosis in the epic symbolized the hero ’s ascension to a higher realm .
atavism
[Sustantivo]

an ancestral or ancient trait, feeling, outlook, activity, etc. that modern humans revert to

atavismo

atavismo

chauvinist
[Sustantivo]

someone who strongly believes that their gender, race, country, or group is superior

chovinista

chovinista

epiphany
[Sustantivo]

a moment in which one comes to a sudden realization

epifanía

epifanía

exegesis
[Sustantivo]

an interpretation and thorough explanation of a piece of writing, particularly a religious one

exégesis

exégesis

hedonist
[Sustantivo]

an individual who acts according to the belief that pursuing pleasure is of the highest importance in life

hedonista

hedonista

Ex: He was known as hedonist, always choosing the most pleasurable path .
iconoclast
[Sustantivo]

an individual who criticizes and attacks beliefs, ideas, customs, etc. that are generally cherished or accepted

iconoclasta

iconoclasta

libertine
[Sustantivo]

an individual who is not concerned with morality and overindulges in pleasure, particularly sexual pleasure

libertino

libertino

litany
[Sustantivo]

a religious service that consists of the leading person saying some prayers followed by set responses from the people who are participating

letanía

letanía

Ex: The priest 's voice guided litany, while the people followed in harmony .
mores
[Sustantivo]

the customs and values of a society that characterize it

costumbres

costumbres

occult
[Sustantivo]

all that relates to the magical and supernatural, their events, practices, powers, etc.

lo oculto

lo oculto

prognostication
[Sustantivo]

a statement meaning to predict or guess the events of the future

pronosticación

pronosticación

recluse
[Sustantivo]

an individual who lives by themselves and avoids all sorts of contact with other people

ermitaño

ermitaño

solecism
[Sustantivo]

an act that is considered to be impolite or unacceptable

solecismo

solecismo

turpitude
[Sustantivo]

a disposition or behavior that is extremely immoral or wicked

vileza, bajeza

vileza, bajeza

Ex: The leaderturpitude led to his downfall and loss of public trust .
arcane
[Adjetivo]

requiring specialized or secret knowledge to comprehend fully

arcano

arcano

Ex: arcane details of the ancient manuscript could only be deciphered by experts .
benighted
[Adjetivo]

lacking in intellect, culture, knowledge, or morals

ignorante

ignorante

contrite
[Adjetivo]

expressing or experiencing deep regret or guilt because of a wrong act that one has committed

arrepentido

arrepentido

diabolical
[Adjetivo]

tremendously wicked or evil, just like the Devil

diabólico

diabólico

disjointed
[Adjetivo]

not connected in an orderly or coherent way

inconexo

inconexo

fanatical
[Adjetivo]

extremely enthusiastic or obsessed about something

fanático

fanático

gregarious
[Adjetivo]

(of people) delighted by the company of others

gregario

gregario

indifferent
[Adjetivo]

unbiased and not favoring one side

no partidista

no partidista

orthodox
[Adjetivo]

following established beliefs, traditions, or accepted standards

ortodoxo

ortodoxo

pious
[Adjetivo]

having strong faith in a religion and living according to it

piadoso

piadoso

principled
[Adjetivo]

behaving in a manner that shows one's high moral standards

de principios

de principios

polarized
[Adjetivo]

divided into groups that strongly disagree

polarizado

polarizado

sacrosanct
[Adjetivo]

extremely important, to the point that it is not allowed to be condemned or changed

sacrosanto

sacrosanto

secular
[Adjetivo]

not concerned or connected with religion

secular, laico

secular, laico

unseemly
[Adjetivo]

behaving in a manner that is impolite and not in accordance with the situation

impropio

impropio

Ex: unseemly display of anger in public was unexpected and made everyone uneasy .
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