Set 15_Core dSAT Vocabulary

Cathartic

involving the release of strong feelings as a way of providing relief from anger, mental pain, etc.

Censure

harsh criticism or disapproval

Chicanery

the use of complicated plans and clever talk in order to trick people

Chimera

1. a creature with a lion's head, a goat's body and a snake’s tail that can breathe out fire

2. an impossible idea or hope

Clandestine

(adj.) secret, concealed; underhanded

Synonyms: covert, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy

Antonyms: open, overt, undisguised, aboveboard

Cohesive

1. forming a united whole

2. causing people or things to become united

Commemorate

to remind people of an important event or person from the past with a special action or object; to exist to remind people of a person or an event from the past

Commonplace

done very often, or existing in many places, and therefore not unusual

Complicate

to make something more difficult to do, understand or deal with

Concession

1. something that you allow or do, or allow somebody to have, in order to end an argument or to make a situation less difficult

2. the act of giving something or allowing something; the act of conceding

Connoisseur

an expert on matters involving the judgement of beauty, quality or skill in art, food or music

Corroborate

to provide evidence or information that supports a statement, theory, etc.

Deferential

showing that you respect somebody/something, especially somebody older or more senior than you

Dilatory

not acting quickly enough; causing delay

Discrete

independent of other things of the same type

Disorient

to cause to be confused or lost

Evoke

to bring a feeling, a memory or an image into your mind

Gloat

to show that you are happy about your own success or somebody else's failure, in an unpleasant way

Impartial

not supporting one person or group more than another

Imperious

expecting people to obey you and treating them as if they are not as important as you

Imperturbable

not easily upset or worried by a difficult situation; calm

Impetuous

acting or done quickly and without thinking carefully about the results

Indelible

1. impossible to forget or remove

2. leaving a mark that cannot be removed

Inducement

something that is given to somebody to persuade them to do something

Intricate

having a lot of different parts and small details that fit together

Lackluster

not interesting or exciting; not bright

Lavish

spending, giving, or using more than is necessary or reasonable; more than enough:

The team has the most lavish training facility in the league.

Lucrative

producing a large amount of money; making a large profit

Mar

damage something or make something less good or successful

mercy

1. kind or forgiving attitude towards somebody that you have the power to harm or right to punish

2. an event or a situation to be grateful for, usually because it stops something unpleasant

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