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Habilidades de Palabras SAT 2 - Lección 22

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SAT Word Skills 2
flora
flora
[Sustantivo]

(botany) an individual plant or plant species

flora

flora

Ex: A botanical survey cataloged over 300 types of flora still remaining in the fragmented nature reserve which once contained much greater diversity. 
floral
floral
[Adjetivo]

resembling or reminding one of flowers through visual patterns, designs, or impressions

floral

floral

Ex: She wore a floral print sundress that looked like it was covered in daisies. 
to assail
to assail
[Verbo]

to launch a vigorous or violent attack on someone or something, either physically or verbally

atacar

atacar

Ex: The boxer assailed his opponent with a flurry of punches in the final round. 
assailant
assailant
[Sustantivo]

an individual who initiates an attack on someone else, employing various means such as physical violence, verbal aggression, or other forms of assault

asaltante

asaltante

Ex: Police are searching for the masked assailant who stabbed the victim during a robbery. 
destitute
destitute
[Adjetivo]

lacking essential non-material needs, such as support, love, or community

indigente

indigente

Ex: Modern society is destitute of genuine community bonds. 
destitution
destitution
[Sustantivo]

extreme poverty and deprivation of basic necessities

indigencia, miseria

indigencia, miseria

Ex: After the war, many families were left in complete destitution. 
stoic
stoic
[Adjetivo]

not displaying emotions and not complaining, especially in difficult and painful situations

estoico

estoico

Ex: He remained stoic despite the challenging circumstances. 
stoicism
stoicism
[Sustantivo]

the quality of enduring hardship or pain without displaying emotion or complaint

estoicismo

estoicismo

Ex: The soldiers displayed amazing stoicism in battling through their injuries without complaint even as the enemy forces advanced. 
lingo
lingo
[Sustantivo]

language, words, or expressions that are particular to a certain profession, trade, or group

jerga

jerga

Ex: As a newcomer to the startup scene, John had a lot to learn when it came to decoding the lingo used by tech entrepreneurs. 
lingua
lingua
[Sustantivo]

the anatomical organ in the mouth that is involved in tasting, swallowing, and speech

lengua

lengua

Ex: The lingua is responsible for articulation and modulation of speech 
lingual
lingual
[Adjetivo]

related to language, speech, or linguistic elements

lingüístico

lingüístico

Ex: In addition to verbs and nouns, many languages use affixes added to word roots by lingual gesture alone without pen or keyboard. 
contemporaneous
contemporaneous
[Adjetivo]

belonging to the same time period

contemporáneo

contemporáneo

Ex: Jane Austen and Napoleon both lived and worked during the contemporaneous Regency period in England, which spanned the late 18th and early 19th centuries. 
contemporary
contemporary
[Adjetivo]

having a modern or current style or design, often reflecting up-to-date trends

contemporáneo

contemporáneo

Ex: The gallery features contemporary artworks that explore new techniques. 
vitriol
vitriol
[Sustantivo]

criticism or comments that are severely cruel and hurtful

virulencia, veneno

virulencia, veneno

Ex: Critics unleashed a storm of vitriol towards the artist's new, provocative work. 
vitriolic
vitriolic
[Adjetivo]

(of a substance) highly acidic or corrosive in nature

corrosivo

corrosivo

Ex: Sulfuric acid is one of the strongest and most vitriolic acids commonly used in laboratories. 
extempore
extempore
[Adverbio]

without prior preparation or practice

espontáneamente

espontáneamente

Ex: The teacher asked the students to share their thoughts extempore on the assigned topic. 
extemporaneous
extemporaneous
[Adjetivo]

spoken or performed without prior preparation

improvisado

improvisado

Ex: She gave an extemporaneous speech that impressed the audience. 
to intermit

to stop for a period of time

suspender

suspender

Ex: The delivery of supplies had to intermit when roads flooded during the storm. 
intermittent
intermittent
[Adjetivo]

repeatedly starting and stopping, in short, irregular intervals

intermitente

intermitente

Ex: He dealt with intermittent back pain from an old sports injury flaring up occasionally. 
intermittency
intermittency
[Sustantivo]

the quality of occurring with irregular pauses in activity or occurrence

intermitencia

intermitencia

Ex: Doctors were concerned about the intermittency of her symptoms flaring up unexpectedly. 
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