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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 curtains were made of a diaphanous material that let in soft, filtered light. 

Las cortinas estaban hechas de un material diafano que dejaba entrar una luz suave y filtrada.

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 critic’s review read more like a diatribe than an objective analysis. 

La reseña del crítico sonaba más a una diatriba que a un análisis objetivo.

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: Her humorous remarks were incongruous with the serious nature of the board meeting. 

Sus comentarios humorísticos eran incongruentes con la naturaleza seria de la reunión de la junta.

inconsequential
inconsequential
[Adjetivo]

lacking significance or importance

intrascendente

intrascendente

Ex: The delay caused by the traffic jam was inconsequential; they still arrived on time. 

El retraso causado por el atasco fue insignificante; aún así llegaron a tiempo.

inconspicuous
inconspicuous
[Adjetivo]

not easily seen, noticed, or attracting attention

que no llama la atención

que no llama la atención

Ex: The spy chose an inconspicuous car for surveillance. 

El espía eligió un coche discreto para la vigilancia.

interpreter
interpreter
[Sustantivo]

someone who verbally changes the words of a language into another

intérprete

intérprete

Ex: He worked with an interpreter to facilitate a conversation with a non-English-speaking client. 

Trabajó con un intérprete para facilitar una conversación con un cliente que no hablaba inglés.

to interrogate

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

interrogar

interrogar

Ex: The prosecutor sought permission to interrogate the key witness to strengthen the case. 

El fiscal solicitó permiso para interrogar al testigo clave para fortalecer el caso.

to coerce
to coerce
[Verbo]

to force someone to do something through threats or manipulation

coaccionar

coaccionar

Ex: The bully tried to coerce his classmates into giving him their lunch money through threats. 

El matón intentó coaccionar a sus compañeros de clase para que le dieran su dinero del almuerzo mediante amenazas.

coercion
coercion
[Sustantivo]

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

coacción

coacción

Ex: The regime used coercion to silence dissent. 

El régimen utilizó la coerción para silenciar la disidencia.

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 or an instance of refusing to do, accept, allow, or give something

rechazo

rechazo

Ex: He responded to the invitation with a polite refusal. 
to refute
to refute
[Verbo]

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

refutar

refutar

Ex: He refuted the accusation, insisting that he had followed the rules. 

Él refutó la acusación, insistiendo en que había seguido las reglas.

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: Assonance can enhance the mood of a poem when used effectively. 

La asonancia puede mejorar el estado de ánimo de un poema cuando se usa efectivamente.

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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