Habilidades de Palabras SAT 3 - Lección 23

to firmly stick to something

adherirse

devotion and loyalty to a certain religion, party, etc.

adhesión

a word, expression or idiom that is only used in British English

anglicismo

able to be counted or estimated

calculable

the branch of mathematics that comprises differentials and integrals

cálculo

to occur at the same time as something else

coincidir

a situation in which two things happen simultaneously by chance that is considered unusual

coincidencia

not enough in degree or amount

insuficiente

incapable of being touched or physically grasped

intangible

too unpleasant or hard to be allowed

intolerable

difficult to manage, control, or resolve

intratable

to position oneself comfortably and cozily

acurrucarse

a bird that is too young to leave the nest built by its parents, especially one that has not yet learned how to fly

polluelo

an article or report, especially in a newspaper, published soon after the death of a person, typically containing details about their life

obituario, necrología

a ceremony to bury or burn a dead body

exequias

to insult or damage something that people greatly respect or consider holy, particularly a place

profanar

the act of treating something sacred with disrespect or violation

profanación

the act of going overboard with one's actions or desires

intemperancia