Habilidades de Palavras do SAT 3 - Lição 42

the ability to reason, understand, and learn, often associated with intelligence or mental capacity

intelecto, inteligência

able to be understood without difficulty

inteligível, compreensível

the quality of lasting for a limited period of time

transitoriedade, efemeridade

(of a thought, decision, or mental process) effecting outside the mind, influencing the external world or other people

transiente, efêmero

(grammar) describing a verb that needs a direct object

transitivo, que necessita de um objeto direto

lasting for only a brief period

transitório, efémero

to stop the stream of a liquid, especially blood

estancar, parar

an upright piece of wood or metal that is used to support something else

suporte, pilar

an abstract part of something

constituinte, componente

a group of people in a specific area who elect a representative to a legislative position

circoscrição, constituência

the state or condition of lacking or having an inadequate amount or quality of something

deficiência, insuficiência

lacking in terms of quantity or quality

deficiente, insuficiente

grown into a flower

eflorescente, florido

the state or process of producing flowers

floração, eflorescência

knowing or predicting events before they even take place

presciente, clarividente

the capacity to know about the things that have not occurred yet

presciência, previsão

a strong desire to have too much money or other possessions

rapacidade, ganância

having a desire to possess more than one actually needs

ávido, ganancioso

a musical composition for a solo instrument, typically accompanied by piano, in 3 or 4 movements of contrasting keys

sonata

a verse of Italian origin that has 14 lines, usually in an iambic pentameter and a prescribed rhyme scheme

soneto