Habilidades de palabras SAT 4 - Lección 43

try to stir up public opinion

fomentar

a debtor who flees to avoid paying

deudor fugitivo

very impressive in scale or scope

épico

to mention things individually

enumerar

bad in a noticeable and extreme way

atroz

a long thick wall built in order to prevent water flooding onto a lower area, especially from the sea

dique

a theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selection

darwinismo

the quality of being fast and swift in movement

celeridad

the attribute of being brief or fleeting

brevedad

to make something or someone seem less important

despreciar

very courageous and not afraid of situations that are dangerous

intrépido

the surrounding discourse that provides clarity and understanding to a language unit, helping to determine its interpretation

contexto

an official appointed by a government to represent that government in a foreign city

cónsul

a feeling of doubt or uneasiness, often related to one's conscience or sense of right and wrong

reparo

any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept

pix

secure in or as if in a berth or dock

atracar

to face or deal with a problem or difficult situation directly

enfrentar

a large pot, often made of metal and equipped with handles, used for boiling liquids like water or soup

caldero

make a break in

interrumpir