DSAT Vocabulary Set #4

offhand

adj- without preparation or forethought

operative

adj- functioning or in effect having a practical use or purpose

ornamental

adj- serving a decorative purpose or adding beauty to something

outsized

adj - unusually large or excessively big in size or amount

overt

adj- open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized

palpable

adj- able to be touched, felt, or perceived

peripheral

adj- relating to or located on the outer edges or boundaries of something

postulate

v- to hypothesize; propose

pragmatic

adj- practical or realistic, dealing with problems in a sensible and logical way

precariousness

adj- dangerousness or uncertainty

preclude

v- to prevent or make impossible

precursor

n- something that came before and led to the development of something else

prefigure

v- to be a sign of; foreshadow

presume

v- to suppose something is true without sufficient evidence

prevail

v- to be more powerful or widespread than others

proclaim

v- to declare or announce publicly or officially

promulgate

v- to make known or spread widely

proponent

n- a person who supports a particular idea or cause

prudent

adj- wise, careful, cautious

quarrel

n/v- a heated argument; to fight or argue over something

rebut

v- to refute or disprove something by evidence or argument

recant

v- to take back or withdraw a statement or belief previously held

reconcile

v- to resolve a dispute or two opposing points of view

renounce

v- to publicly declare that you will no longer accept or support something

renunciation

n- the act of publicly declaring that you will no longer accept or support something