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Habilidades de Palabras SAT 3 - Lección 16

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diacritical
diacritical
[Adjetivo]

having the capacity to distinguish

diacrítico

diacrítico

diaphanous
diaphanous
[Adjetivo]

extremely light, delicate, and often see-through

diáfano

diáfano

Ex: The bride wore a veil of diaphanous lace that shimmered in the sunlight. 
diatomic
diatomic
[Adjetivo]

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

diatómico

diatómico

diatribe
diatribe
[Sustantivo]

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

diatriba

diatriba

Ex: The article was a diatribe against the new government policy. 
diabolic
diabolic
[Adjetivo]

related to evil characteristics such as cruelty

diabólico

diabólico

incongruous
incongruous
[Adjetivo]

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

incongruente

incongruente

Ex: The bright red dress was incongruous at the somber funeral. 
inconsequential
inconsequential
[Adjetivo]

lacking significance or importance

intrascendente

intrascendente

Ex: The typo in the report was inconsequential and did not affect the overall message. 
inconspicuous
inconspicuous
[Adjetivo]

not easily seen, noticed, or attracting attention

que no llama la atención

que no llama la atención

Ex: He tried to remain inconspicuous by sitting at the back of the room. 
interpreter
interpreter
[Sustantivo]

someone who verbally changes the words of a language into another

intérprete

intérprete

Ex: She hired an interpreter to assist with the business meeting in a foreign country. 
to interrogate

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

interrogar

interrogar

Ex: The detective decided to interrogate the suspect to uncover details about the crime. 
to coerce
to coerce
[Verbo]

to force someone to do something through threats or manipulation

coaccionar

coaccionar

Ex: The criminal coerced the witness into changing their testimony through intimidation. 
coercion
coercion
[Sustantivo]

the act of compelling someone to act against their will by using force or threats

coacción

coacción

Ex: The confession was obtained through coercion, not free will. 
to mar
to mar
[Verbo]

to ruin the perfection of something

dañar

dañar

marred
marred
[Adjetivo]

flawed because of a damage or excessive use

dañado

dañado

refusal
refusal
[Sustantivo]

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

rechazo

rechazo

Ex: His refusal to apologize made the situation worse. 
to refute
to refute
[Verbo]

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

refutar

refutar

Ex: The spokesperson refuted the rumors during the press conference. 
refutation
refutation
[Sustantivo]

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

refutación

refutación

assonance
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: The poet used assonance to create a melodic effect in the verse. 
assonant
assonant
[Adjetivo]

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

asonante

asonante

to assonate

to have a close similarity in sounds, particularly vowels

asonar

asonar

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