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Habilidades de Palavras do SAT 6 - Lição 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

estremecer, encolher-se

estremecer, encolher-se

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

to ward off or prevent something undesirable from happening

prevenir, afastar

prevenir, afastar

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

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

rejeitar, recusar

rejeitar, recusar

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

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

reduzir, restringir

reduzir, restringir

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

to take part in or become involved with something actively

participar, envolver-se

participar, envolver-se

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

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

dotar, prover

dotar, prover

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

to adhere firmly or stick closely to something

aderir firmemente, colar-se estreitamente

aderir firmemente, colar-se estreitamente

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

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

revogar, anular

revogar, anular

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

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

denotar, indicar

denotar, indicar

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

to necessitate or result in a logical consequence or outcome

implicar, acarretar

implicar, acarretar

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

to bring up a topic or question for discussion

levantar, propor

levantar, propor

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

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

ranger, raspar

ranger, raspar

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

to mock with contempt

zombar, escarnecer

zombar, escarnecer

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

to express great regret or sorrow for something

lamentar, deplorar

lamentar, deplorar

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

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

caricaturar

caricaturar

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

to overrun in large numbers

infestar, invadir

infestar, invadir

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

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

legar, deixar em testamento

legar, deixar em testamento

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

to systematically collect and record demographic data about a population

recensear, realizar um censo

recensear, realizar um censo

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

to express dissatisfaction with something

lamentar, queixar-se

lamentar, queixar-se

Ex: She bemoaned the delay in receiving her order. 
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