DSAT Vocabulary Set #5

replicable

adj- can be easily replicated or copied

repudiate

v- to reject or refuse to accept something, especially something that is considered wrong or invalid

rudimentary

adj- basic or fundamental, often in the early stages of development

sanction

n- official permission or approval OR a threatened penalty OR v- to give permission OR to impose a penalty

saturated

adj- completely filled with something

scheme

n- a plan

scrupulous

adj- very careful and thorough in doing something

scrutinize

v- to examine closely and critically

sporadic

adj- happens irregularly or occasionally

stipulate

v- to require something as a condition of an agreement

strenuously

adv- done with great effort or exertion

substantiate

v- to establish as true by proof or evidence; verify

subsume

v- to include or absorb into something else

subversive

adj- intended to undermine or overthrow

succumb

v- to give in to something or someone

supposition

n- an uncertain belief

surmise

v- to guess or speculate about something based on limited information

synopsis

n- a summary

tally

v- to count or keep track of something

tentative

adj- uncertain or hesitant

tenuous

adj- weak or uncertain

transpose

v- to switch the position or order of things

underscore

v- to emphasize or highlight something

verisimilitude

n- the appearance or quality of being true, realistic or plausible

yield

v- to produce or provide a result, output, response; to give in or surrender to a demand, request or force