Vocab Set 3

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curtail (verb)

Back

to reduce in extent or quantity

Example: The new office timecard system was designed to curtail unauthorized extensions of lunch and break times.

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Reducir (verbo): Reducir en extensión o cantidad

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degrade (verb)

Back

to treat or regard someone with contempt or disrespect

Example: The harsh note taped to the bulletin board in the employee break room was clearly meant to degrade those who were not clocking in on time. 

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Degradar (verbo): Tratar o considerar a alguien con desprecio o falta de respeto

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denounce (verb)

Back

to publicly declare to be wrong or evil

Example: The principal was expected to denounce graphic t-shirts as unacceptable school attire, but she surprised everyone when she stated that she considered them to be an important part of self-expression.

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Denunciar (verbo): Declarar públicamente que algo está mal o es malo

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impede (verb)

Back

to delay or prevent someone or something by obstructing; to hinder

Example: The city council attempted to impede the fast-food restaurant's efforts to install a drive-thru window.

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Impedir (verbo): Retrasar o impedir que alguien o algo obstruya; estorbar

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impose (verb)

Back

to force a rule or punishment to be accepted or obeyed

Example: The mayor has decided to impose a curfew upon residents of his town.

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Imponer (verbo): Forzar la aceptación u obediencia de una norma o castigo

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mandate (verb)

Back

to order something be done or someone behave in a certain way

Example: The new law would mandate that employers offer tuition reimbursement for continuing education courses.

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mandar (verbo): Ordenar que se haga algo o que alguien se comporte de cierta manera

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obstruct (verb)

Back

to block or deliberately make something difficult

Example: The extra forms that need to be filled out just to speak to a supervisor needlessly obstruct what used to be a relatively streamlined process.

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obstruir (verbo): Bloquear o dificultar algo deliberadamente

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oppressive (adjective)

Back

unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint; weighing heavily on the mind or spirits

Example: The heat of the jungle was so oppressive that the expedition team took breaks twice as often as planned.

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Opresivo (adjetivo): Infligir dificultades y restricciones injustamente; Que pesa mucho sobre la mente o el espíritu

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preclude (verb)

Back

to make impossible

Example: The legal concept of double jeopardy was established to preclude the possibility of an individual being wrongly tried twice for the same criminal offense.

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Impedir (verbo): Hacer imposible

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repression (noun)

Back

the restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling, quality, etc.

Example: When citizens of a nation endure long periods of political repression, it can lead to verbal or physical altercations throughout that country.

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Represión (sustantivo) La restricción, prevención o inhibición de un sentimiento, cualidad, etc.