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SAT Ordfärdigheter 3 - Lektion 16

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diacritical
diacritical
[adjektiv]

having the capacity to distinguish

diakritisk, särskiljande

diakritisk, särskiljande

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diaphanous
diaphanous
[adjektiv]

extremely light, delicate, and often see-through

genomskinlig, lätt

genomskinlig, lätt

Ex: The bride wore a veil of diaphanous lace that shimmered in the sunlight. 
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diatomic
diatomic
[adjektiv]

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

diatomisk

diatomisk

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diatribe
diatribe
[Substantiv]

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

diatrib, skarp kritik

diatrib, skarp kritik

Ex: The article was a diatribe against the new government policy. 
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diabolic
diabolic
[adjektiv]

related to evil characteristics such as cruelty

diabolisk

diabolisk

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incongruous
incongruous
[adjektiv]

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

opassande, konstig

opassande, konstig

Ex: The bright red dress was incongruous at the somber funeral. 
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inconsequential
inconsequential
[adjektiv]

lacking significance or importance

obetydlig, oviktig

obetydlig, oviktig

Ex: The typo in the report was inconsequential and did not affect the overall message. 
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inconspicuous
inconspicuous
[adjektiv]

not easily seen, noticed, or attracting attention

osynlig, obemärkt

osynlig, obemärkt

Ex: He tried to remain inconspicuous by sitting at the back of the room. 
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interpreter
interpreter
[Substantiv]

someone who verbally changes the words of a language into another

tolk, muntlig översättare

tolk, muntlig översättare

Ex: She hired an interpreter to assist with the business meeting in a foreign country. 
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to interrogate

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

förhöra

förhöra

Ex: The detective decided to interrogate the suspect to uncover details about the crime. 
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to coerce
to coerce
[Verb]

to force someone to do something through threats or manipulation

tvinga, pressa

tvinga, pressa

Ex: The criminal coerced the witness into changing their testimony through intimidation. 
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coercion
coercion
[Substantiv]

the act of compelling someone to act against their will by using force or threats

tvång, tvingande

tvång, tvingande

Ex: The confession was obtained through coercion, not free will. 
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to mar
to mar
[Verb]

to ruin the perfection of something

förstöra, ruinera

förstöra, ruinera

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marred
marred
[adjektiv]

flawed because of a damage or excessive use

skadad, defekt

skadad, defekt

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refusal
refusal
[Substantiv]

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

vägran, avslag

vägran, avslag

Ex: His refusal to apologize made the situation worse. 
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to refute
to refute
[Verb]

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

vederlägga, förneka

vederlägga, förneka

Ex: The spokesperson refuted the rumors during the press conference. 
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refutation
refutation
[Substantiv]

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

vederläggning, förnekelse

vederläggning, förnekelse

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assonance
assonance
[Substantiv]

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

assonans, vokalupprepning

assonans, vokalupprepning

Ex: The poet used assonance to create a melodic effect in the verse. 
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assonant
assonant
[adjektiv]

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

assonerande, likljudande

assonerande, likljudande

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to assonate

to have a close similarity in sounds, particularly vowels

assonera,  ha en nära likhet i ljud

assonera, ha en nära likhet i ljud

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