Lista de palabras SAT 5 - Lección 33

the act of ridiculing someone or something in a hurtful manner

burla

a collection of nests that a bird colony, such as rooks build for breeding

colonia de grajos

the money, estate, or goods brought by a bride or her family to her husband or his family on their marriage

dote

the condition of dying without a valid will, leaving the distribution of one's estate to be determined by the laws of intestate succession rather than specific instructions in a will

intestado

the act of stealing something from someone, especially without breaking into a building

robo

a form of government in which the absolute power is held by a single person

autarquía

the lack of interest, concern, emotions for things

apatía

the state of having peculiar, unusual, or strange trait or characteristic

rareza

a political system in which a small group of high-powered people control a country or organization

oligarquía

a person or entity who agrees to be responsible for the debt or obligation of another person or entity

fiador

a person who performs a certain official purpose or duty, especially in government offices

funcionario

the government of Roman Catholic Church

papado

the act of being artfully dishonest to deceive people or achieve something

argucias

the people that a person is descended from

ascendencia

the number of times an event recurs in a unit of time

frecuencia

(phonetics) a subdivision of phonetics dealing with stress and intonation

prosodia

a place, such as a factory, where dairy products, including butter and cheese, are prepared or sold

fábrica de productos lácteos

a place used for storing grains or farm food

granero

the whole of something, from beginning to end

totalidad

a raised narrow mass of land that sticks out into the sea

promontorio