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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]

extremely light, delicate, and often see-through

diáfano

diáfano

Ex: The ballerina 's diaphanous 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 a diatribe against the opposition party .El discurso se convirtió en una **diatriba** contra el partido de la oposición.
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 looked incongruous in the traditional setting of the antique gallery .La pieza de arte moderno parecía **incongruente** en el entorno tradicional de la galería de antigüedades.
inconsequential
[Adjetivo]

lacking significance or importance

intrascendente

intrascendente

Ex: The argument seemed inconsequential, as it had no bearing on the larger issue at hand .El argumento parecía **intrascendente**, ya que no tenía ninguna relación con el problema más importante en cuestión.
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 an inconspicuous manner .Salió de la reunión de una manera **discreta**.
interpreter
[Sustantivo]

someone who verbally changes the words of a language into another

intérprete

intérprete

Ex: The tourist guide acted as an interpreter for the group in the foreign country .El guía turístico actuó como **intérprete** para el grupo en el país extranjero.

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

interrogar

interrogar

Ex: The investigator spent hours interrogating the suspect to unravel the motives behind the incident .El investigador pasó horas **interrogando** al sospechoso para desentrañar los motivos detrás del incidente.
to coerce
[Verbo]

to force someone to do something through threats or manipulation

coaccionar

coaccionar

Ex: The manager is coercing employees to work longer hours without proper compensation .El gerente está **coaccionando** a los empleados para que trabajen más horas sin una compensación adecuada.
coercion
[Sustantivo]

use of force to make someone do something

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 his refusal with a firm " no . "Expresó su **rechazo** con un firme "no".
to refute
[Verbo]

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

refutar

refutar

Ex: The lawyer refuted the charges by presenting conflicting evidence .El abogado **refutó** los cargos presentando evidencia contradictoria.
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 features assonance to add harmony to his prose .Su estilo de escritura presenta **asonancia** para añadir armonía a su prosa.
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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