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Habilidades de Palabras SAT 3 - Lección 16

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diacritical
[Adjetivo]

having the capacity to distinguish

diacrítico

diacrítico

diaphanous
[Adjetivo]

(of fabric, etc. ) extremely light, delicate, and often see-through

diáfano

diáfano

Ex: The ballerinadiaphanous costume accentuated her graceful movements on stage .
diatomic
[Adjetivo]

(of molecules) having two atoms with the same or different elements

diatómico

diatómico

diatribe
[Sustantivo]

a harsh and severe criticism or verbal attack that is aimed toward a person or thing

diatriba

diatriba

Ex: The speech turned into diatribe against the opposition party .
diabolic
[Adjetivo]

related to evil characteristics such as cruelty

diabólico

diabólico

incongruous
[Adjetivo]

peculiar and not like what is considered suitable or appropriate for a situation

incongruente

incongruente

Ex: The modern art piece incongruous in the traditional setting of the antique gallery .
inconsequential
[Adjetivo]

lacking significance or importance

intrascendente

intrascendente

Ex: The argument inconsequential, as it had no bearing on the larger issue at hand .
inconspicuous
[Adjetivo]

not easily seen, noticed, or attracting attention

que no llama la atención

que no llama la atención

Ex: He slipped out of the meeting in inconspicuous manner .
interpreter
[Sustantivo]

someone who verbally changes the words of a language into another

intérprete

intérprete

Ex: The tourist guide acted as interpreter for the group in the foreign country .

to question someone in an aggressive way for a long time in order to get information

interrogar

interrogar

Ex: The investigator spent interrogating the suspect to unravel the motives behind the incident .
to coerce
[Verbo]

to force someone to do something through threats or manipulation

coaccionar

coaccionar

Ex: The manager coercing employees to work longer hours without proper compensation .
coercion
[Sustantivo]

making something happen by using force or threat

coacción

coacción

to mar
[Verbo]

to ruin the perfection of something

dañar

dañar

marred
[Adjetivo]

flawed because of a damage or excessive use

dañado

dañado

refusal
[Sustantivo]

the act of rejecting or saying no to something that has been offered or requested

rechazo

rechazo

Ex: He expressed refusal with a firm " no . "
to refute
[Verbo]

to reject or deny a statement or accusation by using an argument or evidence

refutar

refutar

Ex: The refuted the charges by presenting conflicting evidence .
refutation
[Sustantivo]

the act of showing that someone or something is wrong by using an argument or evidence

refutación

refutación

assonance
[Sustantivo]

the use of similar vowels close to each other in nonrhyming syllables as a literary device

asonancia, rima asonante

asonancia, rima asonante

Ex: His writing style assonance to add harmony to his prose .
assonant
[Adjetivo]

having an identical vowel combined with different consonants in words, often for poetic purposes

asonante

asonante

to have a close similarity in sounds, particularly vowels

asonar

asonar

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