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Compétences Lexicales SAT 3 - Leçon 16

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diacritical
[Adjectif]

having the capacity to distinguish

diacritique

diacritique

diaphanous
[Adjectif]

extremely light, delicate, and often see-through

diaphane

diaphane

Ex: The ballerina 's diaphanous costume accentuated her graceful movements on stage .
diatomic
[Adjectif]

(of molecules) having two atoms with the same or different elements

diatomique

diatomique

a harsh and severe criticism or verbal attack that is aimed toward a person or thing

diatribe

diatribe

Ex: The speech turned into a diatribe against the opposition party .Le discours s'est transformé en une **diatribe** contre le parti d'opposition.
diabolic
[Adjectif]

related to evil characteristics such as cruelty

diabolique

diabolique

incongruous
[Adjectif]

peculiar and not like what is considered suitable or appropriate for a situation

incongru, incohérent

incongru, incohérent

Ex: The modern art piece looked incongruous in the traditional setting of the antique gallery .L'œuvre d'art moderne semblait **incongru** dans le cadre traditionnel de la galerie d'antiquités.
inconsequential
[Adjectif]

lacking significance or importance

sans importance, sans conséquence

sans importance, sans conséquence

Ex: The argument seemed inconsequential, as it had no bearing on the larger issue at hand .L'argument semblait **insignifiant**, car il n'avait aucune incidence sur le problème plus important en question.
inconspicuous
[Adjectif]

not easily seen, noticed, or attracting attention

qui passe inaperçu, qui ne se fait pas remarquer

qui passe inaperçu, qui ne se fait pas remarquer

Ex: He slipped out of the meeting in an inconspicuous manner .Il s'est glissé hors de la réunion d'une manière **discrète**.

someone who verbally changes the words of a language into another

interprète

interprète

Ex: The tourist guide acted as an interpreter for the group in the foreign country .Le guide touristique a agi comme **interprète** pour le groupe dans le pays étranger.

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

interroger

interroger

Ex: The investigator spent hours interrogating the suspect to unravel the motives behind the incident .L'enquêteur a passé des heures à **interroger** le suspect pour démêler les motifs de l'incident.
to coerce
[verbe]

to force someone to do something through threats or manipulation

contraindre, forcer

contraindre, forcer

Ex: The manager is coercing employees to work longer hours without proper compensation .Le manager **contraint** les employés à travailler plus longtemps sans compensation appropriée.

use of force to make someone do something

contrainte, coercition

contrainte, coercition

to mar
[verbe]

to ruin the perfection of something

gâcher

gâcher

marred
[Adjectif]

flawed because of a damage or excessive use

gâché

gâché

refusal
[nom]

the act of rejecting or saying no to something that has been offered or requested

refus

refus

Ex: He expressed his refusal with a firm " no . "Il a exprimé son **refus** avec un « non » ferme.
to refute
[verbe]

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

réfuter, démentir

réfuter, démentir

Ex: The lawyer refuted the charges by presenting conflicting evidence .L'avocat a **réfuté** les accusations en présentant des preuves contradictoires.

the act of showing that someone or something is wrong by using an argument or evidence

réfutation, démenti

réfutation, démenti

the use of similar vowels close to each other in nonrhyming syllables as a literary device

assonance

assonance

Ex: His writing style features assonance to add harmony to his prose .Son style d'écriture utilise l'**assonance** pour ajouter de l'harmonie à sa prose.
assonant
[Adjectif]

having an identical vowel combined with different consonants in words, often for poetic purposes

assonant

assonant

to have a close similarity in sounds, particularly vowels

assoner

assoner

Compétences Lexicales SAT 3
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