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Habilidades de Palabras SAT 6 - Lección 20

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SAT Word Skills 6
to flinch
to flinch
[Verbo]

to make a quick and involuntary movement in response to a surprise, pain, or fear

estremecerse

estremecerse

Ex: She often flinches at sudden loud noises. 
to forfend
to forfend
[Verbo]

to ward off or prevent something undesirable from happening

impedir

impedir

Ex: She forfended against potential burglars by installing a sophisticated security system in her home. 
to rebuff
to rebuff
[Verbo]

to reject or dismiss someone or something in an abrupt or blunt manner

rechazar

rechazar

Ex: She felt hurt when he rebuffed her offer to help with the project. 
to abridge
to abridge
[Verbo]

to decrease, reduce, or restrict something, often by cutting down its size, duration, or range

resumir

resumir

Ex: The company policy aims to abridge unnecessary meetings, ensuring employees have more time for productive tasks. 
to engage
to engage
[Verbo]

to take part in or become involved with something actively

participar

participar

Ex: Students should engage in class discussions to enhance their learning. 
to endow
to endow
[Verbo]

to provide a gift or quality, to someone or something, often implying a permanent gift or quality

dotar de algo a

dotar de algo a

Ex: The billionaire decided to endow the hospital with a generous donation to fund new medical research. 
to cleave
to cleave
[Verbo]

to adhere firmly or stick closely to something

aferrarse

aferrarse

Ex: The strong adhesive cleaves the two materials together securely. 
to rescind
to rescind
[Verbo]

to officially cancel a law, decision, agreement, etc.

rescindir, anular, derogar

rescindir, anular, derogar

Ex: The board is currently rescinding the previous decision due to new evidence. 
to denote
to denote
[Verbo]

to mark or be a sign of an entity or a concept

denotar

denotar

Ex: The asterisk (*) in the document denotes a footnote with additional information or clarification on the topic. 
to entail
to entail
[Verbo]

to necessitate or result in a logical consequence or outcome

implicar

implicar

Ex: Insufficient funds currently entail the need for careful budgeting. 
to moot
to moot
[Verbo]

to bring up a topic or question for discussion

proponer, sugerir

proponer, sugerir

Ex: The team decided to moot the idea of a flexible work schedule during the next staff meeting. 
to rasp
to rasp
[Verbo]

to produce a harsh, grating sound or to utter with a rough, grating tone

decir con voz áspera

decir con voz áspera

Ex: The old door rasps as it swings open. 
to scoff
to scoff
[Verbo]

to mock with contempt

mofarse

mofarse

Ex: He scoffed at the idea of ghosts. 
to bemoan
to bemoan
[Verbo]

to express great regret or sorrow for something

lamentar

lamentar

Ex: She bemoaned the loss of her favorite book. 
to caricature

to create a humorous or exaggerated representation of someone or something by distorting their features or characteristics

caricaturizar

caricaturizar

Ex: The artist caricatures politicians by exaggerating their facial features in his illustrations. 
to infest
to infest
[Verbo]

to overrun in large numbers

infestar

infestar

Ex: Last summer, the picnic area was infested with mosquitoes, forcing us to cut our outing short. 
to bequeath

to give personal property to someone through a legal instrument, typically after one's death

legar

legar

Ex: She decided to bequeath her family heirlooms to her grandchildren, ensuring they would stay within the family. 
to census
to census
[Verbo]

to systematically collect and record demographic data about a population

censar

censar

Ex: The government censuses the population every ten years to gather vital demographic information. 
to bemoan
to bemoan
[Verbo]

to express dissatisfaction with something

lamentar, quejarse

lamentar, quejarse

Ex: She bemoaned the delay in receiving her order. 
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