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Habilidades de Palabras SAT 2 - Lección 34

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to dissect
[Verbo]

to carefully cut apart the body or one of its parts to display internal structures for scientific examination or instruction

diseccionar

diseccionar

Ex: The class was excited dissect a plant to examine its roots , stems , and leaves .
dissection
[Sustantivo]

the act of cutting apart or separation of tissues, organs, etc. during anatomical study or investigation

disección

disección

Ex: In the dissection, the doctor precisely separated the tumor from the surrounding healthy tissues to remove it intact .
epicycle
[Sustantivo]

(astronomy) a secondary circular orbit embedded within a primary circular orbit

epiciclo

epiciclo

Ex: Copernicus disagreed with the Ptolemaic model adding epicycles, believing instead that planets revolve in simpler circular orbits around the Sun .
epicycloid
[Sustantivo]

a curve created by tracing the path of a point on a small rolling circle as it revolves around the edge of a larger circle

epicicloide

epicicloide

Ex: Mathematicians epicycloids as a subclass of roulettes arising from the roll and trace combinations of circular motions .
to contuse
[Verbo]

to cause a bruise or injury to the body, typically by blunt force or impact

magullar

magullar

Ex: The heavy object fell , narrowly missing her foot but still managing contuse it .
contusion
[Sustantivo]

an injury that leaves a bruise and causes extreme pain but does not break the skin tissue

contusión

contusión

to oversee or manage a process or operation, especially in an administrative or executive role

supervisar

supervisar

Ex: The superintended combat logistics like troop movements and arms procurement .
superlative
[Adjetivo]

of the highest or best kind possible within a field or industry

excepcional

excepcional

Ex: Engineers designed the skyscraper to superlative earthquake resistance and wind load capacity .
supernumerary
[Adjetivo]

over and above what is required or expected

supernumerario

supernumerario

Ex: They realized they had a supernumerary amount of supplies after the event was over.

to take something or someone's position or place, particularly due to being more effective or up-to-date

sustituir

sustituir

Ex: She has been promoted supersede her predecessor in the management role .

to occur as an additional or unexpected development following something else

sobrevenir

sobrevenir

Ex: Legal supervened after the contract was signed , delaying the project .
to accord
[Verbo]

to grant permission or approval for someone to possess or have something

conceder

conceder

Ex: The accorded the tenant the right to keep a pet in the rented apartment .
centenary
[Adjetivo]

relating to or occurring once every hundred years

centenario

centenario

Ex: Donors contributed over $ 1 million in gifts to support centenary building campaign for a new library and archives wing .
centurion
[Sustantivo]

a professional soldier in the Roman army who commanded 100 men

centurión

centurión

Ex: centurions in history include Lucius Cornelius who was honored with a victory monument for bravery in Germany .
populace
[Sustantivo]

the collective body or masses of people inhabiting a particular locality or jurisdiction

pueblo

pueblo

Ex: Outreach programs aimed at improving literacy levels among disadvantaged parts of populace.
populous
[Adjetivo]

having a large number of inhabitants relative to its size or area

populoso

populoso

Ex: populous area near the coast attracts many tourists each year .
population
[Sustantivo]

the number of people who live in a particular city or country

población

población

Ex: The government implemented measures to control the population growth.
centiliter
[Sustantivo]

a metric unit equal to 1/100th of a liter

centilitro

centilitro

Ex: We calibrated the new pipettes by transferring known volumes of 5 , 10 and centiliters of distilled water .
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