Habilidades de Palabras SAT 2 - Lección 42

a person who has an interest in a particular subject but lacks determination or knowledge on the matter

diletante

persistent effort or attention towards a task or goal

diligencia

consistently putting in the necessary time and energy to achieve one's goals

concienzudo

active and full of energy

lleno de energía, con energía

to cause someone to lose physical or mental energy or strength

enervar

to cause someone or something to lose strength

debilitar

too much pride in one's abilities or achievements

vanagloria

showing excessive pride in one's abilities or accomplishments

vanaglorioso

a hard time in a country's economy characterized by a reduction in employment, production, and trade

recesión

(of a gene or trait) showing its specific appearance only when an individual inherits it from both parents

recesivo

to form a judgment on the quality, worth, nature, ability or importance of something, someone, or a situation

valorar

an expert who calculates the value of something to impose tax on it

tasador

not related to any individual

impersonal

to pretend to be another person by imitating the way they look and behave in order to fool others

hacerse pasar por

to make someone leave their home by force, particularly because of an unpleasant event

desplazar

the inherent qualities that one is normally characterized by

tendencia, propensión

to take away someone's ownership of a property

desposeer

a difficult situation where progress is not possible because the people involved are unable to come to an agreement

impasse, punto muerto

(of a path) not possible to travel across or through

intransitable