DSAT NOVEMBER 2023 VOCABULARY

accidental

happening by chance; not planned

advocate

a person who supports or speaks in favour of somebody or of a public plan or action

appraise

to consider or examine somebody/something and form an opinion about them or it

conceivable

that you can imagine or believe

defining

that describes or shows the essential meaning of something

erratic

not happening at regular times; not following any plan or regular pattern; that you cannot rely on

exploit

to treat a person or situation as an opportunity to gain an advantage for yourself

homogenous

consisting of things or people that are all the same or all of the same type

imitate

to copy somebody/something

impede

to delay or stop the progress of something

individualistic

different from other people or things; doing things in your own way

induce

to cause something

ineluctable

that you cannot avoid

inexorable

that cannot be stopped or changed

intriguing

very interesting because of being unusual or not having an obvious answer

monetize

to earn money from something, especially a business or an asset (= something that a business owns)

observable

that can be seen or noticed

overlook

to fail to see or notice something

preliminary

happening before a more important action or event

scheme

(v.) to make secret plans to do something that will help yourself and possibly harm others

synopsis

a summary of a piece of writing, a play, etc.

venerate

to have and show a lot of respect for somebody/something, especially somebody/something that is considered to be holy or very important

envision

to imagine what a situation will be like in the future, especially a situation you intend to work towards

orthodox

(especially of beliefs or behaviour) generally accepted or approved of; following generally accepted beliefs

embrace

to accept an idea, a proposal, a set of beliefs, etc., especially when it is done with enthusiasm

petition

to make a formal request to somebody in authority

mortal

causing death or likely to cause death; very serious