DSAT Vocabulary Set #6

abate

to stop, to slow down.

abound

plentiful

capacious

large, having a lot of space

cursory

hasty and not thorough

emanate

to spread out; emit

eschew

to purposefully avoid or abstain from, to reject or not use on purpose.

impugn

to criticize and call into question, especially something's truth, validity, or honesty.

expound

to explain in detail

pernicious

harmful, dangerous, but often in a subtle way.

attenuate

to reduce the force or impact of something.

conflate

to mix up, to mix together mistakenly

outmoded

old-fashioned or obsolete

vindictive

vengeful, holds a grudge and seeks revenge.

unnerved

deprived of courage and strength

impervious

invincible (against a specific thing), can't be hurt.

imperious

arrogant and domineering

excise

to remove by cutting

myriad

a very large number

lambast

to strongly criticize

conjecture

A guess, often one based on little or no evidence

undertake

to do or begin to do something

orthodox

adhering to the traditional and established way of doing things

equivocal

open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous

misconstrue

to interpret wrongly or misinterpret

alleviate

to relieve, make more bearable

insurmountable

impossible to overcome

decry

to express strong disapproval of

belie

contradict; give a false impression

facetious

joking, humorous, often in a sarcastic or inappropriate way.

heterogeneity

mixed, not all the same.

fecundity

fertile, having or capable of having a lot of babies/offspring.

harbinger

a sign of something that is going to happen in the future

augment

to improve, usually by adding.

unfounded

without basis, without good evidence.

coalesce

to come together into a solid, to unite

surreptitious

in a secret way, sneakily

idiosyncratic

different, unique, peculiar, particular to one person.

prudent

showing good judgement

diminutive

small

reciprocity

mutual exchange

detrimental to

harmful to

nonchalance

lack of concern

invariable

something that does not vary, does not change

emblematic

representing a particular person, group, or idea, symbolic; occasionally iconic.

imperative

hugely important

enumerate

to count, list, or itemize

perturbation

anxiety or mental uneasiness

dearth

a lack of something

attrition

the process of reducing something's strength or effectiveness through consistent loss.