dire
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give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authoritysynonyms: ordonnertypes:donner des instructions àgive instructions or directions for some taskcharger deimpose a task upon, assign a responsibility toconvoquerask to come
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express in wordstypes:présenterbring forward and present to the mindintroduirefurnish with a preface or introductiondéclarerstate emphatically and authoritativelydéclarermake a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs officialajouterstate or say furtherdonnerconvey or reveal informationargumenterpresent reasons and argumentsrépondrespeak in responserépliqueranswer backdéclarer impropredeclare or judge unfit for use or habitationjustifierfurnish a justifying analysis or explanationpromettremake a promise or commitmentcondamnerpronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of lawaffirmerto declare or affirm solemnly and formally as truetype of:exprimerarticulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
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let something be knownsynonyms: faire savoirtypes:s'écarter du sujetlose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speakingdéclarer, faire savoirmake known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secretrendre publicmake publicprésagerindicate by signsmarquerdesignate as if by a markémettrebroadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or televisionrésumergive a summary (of)citerrepeat a passage fromtype of:
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discern or comprehendtype of:devinerguess correctly; solve by guessing
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have a particular formtype of:êtrehave the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
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express in speechsynonyms: parlertypes:crierutter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)parler plus fortspeak louder; raise one's voiceenthousiasmerutter with enthusiasmparler dediscuss or mentionchialerutter while cryingparler d'une voix monocordetalk in a monotonous voicebégayerspeak haltinglydire d'une voix rauqueutter in a grating voicegénéraliserspeak or write in generalitiesbavarder, causer, jacasser, jaser, papoterspeak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantlyjacassermake noise as if chattering aways'ouvrirtalk freely and without inhibitionaboyerspeak in an unfriendly tonebaffouillertalk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory mannersifflerexpress or utter with a hissbabillerutter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent waychanterproduce tones with the voicedictersay out loud for the purpose of recordingdiscuter à fondspeak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussionparler d'une voix amoureusespeak softly or lovinglys'extasiersay (something) with great enthusiasmsussurerissue soft noiseshurlershout loudly and without restraintchanter justesing a note with the correct pitchchantonnersing loudly and without inhibitionfaire des trillessing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or belowchanter en sopranosing treblefredonnersing with closed lipsfaire des vocalisessing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowelchanter en harmoniesing or play in harmonydéchantersing in descantfaire le ménestrelcelebrate by singing, in the style of minstrelschantersing in modulationchanter en choeursing in a choirtype of:
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communicate or express nonverbally
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give an account of
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On the SAT, all of the Reading Test questions are multiple choice and are based on reading passages that may be taken from literature, science, the social sciences, or a U.S. founding document (or a text inspired by such a document). Many of the reading comprehension questions meant to assess a student’s understanding of those passages will require students to choose words that best describe the writer’s tone or point of view, words like the 25 words you see on this list. Learn them here so when you see them in an SAT answer choice, you’ll know what they mean! Following our Roadmap to the SAT? Head back to see what else you should be learning this week.
On the New SAT, all of the Reading Test questions are multiple choice and are based on reading passages that may be taken from literature, science, the social sciences, or a US founding document (or a text inspired by such a document). Many of the reading comprehension questions meant to assess a student’s understanding of those passages will require students to choose words that best describe the writer’s tone or point of view, words like the 200 words you see on this list. Learn them here so when you see them in an SAT answer choice, you’ll know what they mean! Here are all of our word lists to help you prepare for the new SAT (debuting March of 2016): The Language of the Test, Multiple-Meaning Words, and Words to Capture Tone.