SAT Woordvaardigheden 4 - Les 11

the act of ceding

cessie

a process or fact of ceasing

staking, stopzetting

(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects

discursief, ronddwalend

the quality of being discursive

discursiviteit, discursive kwaliteit

for one specific case

voor een specifiek geval, ad hoc

in a way that occurs continuously without a limit

ad infinitum, tot in lengte van dagen

a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career

protégé, leerling

a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

aanhanger, ondersteuner

any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal

sergeant, sergeant-majoor

an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands

sergeant bij de wapens, sergeant-at-arms

large blue-grey black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide

sergeant major, sergeant-majoor

to make something clear or understandable, often by providing new or relevant information

verhelderen, helder maken

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

opwekken, ontsteken

issue an injunction

bevelen, voorschrijven

to join the armed forces

zich aanmelden, in dienst treden

solid proof or evidence that supports a theory or statement

bevestiging, ondersteuning

to provide supporting evidence for a theory, statement, etc.

bevestigen, ondersteunen

release from entanglement of difficulty

ontlasten, verlossen

deprive of voting rights

stemrecht ontnemen, uitsluiten van het stemmen

put into a bad mood or into bad humour

ontevreden maken, ongerust maken