Abilități Lexicale pentru SAT 4 - Lecția 13

showing great tenacity in pursuing a goal despite difficulties or opposition

tenace, persisten

poetry that is loosely styled by an irregular rhythm, intended to have a comic effect

doggerel, poezie ușuratică

a belief or a belief system held by an authority who proclaims it to be undeniably true and expects immediate acceptance

dogmă

being convinced that everything one believes in is true and others are wrong

dogmatic, inflexibil

state as a dogma

dogmatiza, a afirma ca un dogmă

a person who overly emphasizes minor details or rules, often displaying a pretentious or excessive concern for academic correctness

pedant, trivialist

an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning

pedanterie

branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling

candelabru, apligatoare

expressed clearly and briefly, without losing the main points

succint, pe scurt

assistance in time of difficulty

ajutor, sprijin

juicy and full of flavor

suculent, delicios

to surrender to a superior force or influence

a ceda, a capitula

retire from military service

demobiliza, elibera

to completely destroy or to knock down a building or another structure

demola, dărâma

assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

declasa, a reduce

an abrupt excited utterance

exclamație

(pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body

excrescență, creștere anormală

to clear someone's name of accusations and prove their innocence

absolve, reabilita

organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip

flaut, tub

capable of using a language easily and properly

fluent, vorbitor