DSAT Vocab Set 2

Abate

Abate

To reduce in intensity; to lessen

Abscond

To escape, run away, or let go of something

Bereft

Lacking something needed or wanted; mourning the death of a loved one

Corroborate

To support with evidence or authority

Contrue

To construct or interpret meaning out of a sentence or words

Didactic

Something that is intended to be taught

Dogma

Something considered an established opinion (belief or set of morals)

Embezzle

To take something (money of property) dishonestly for one’s own use

Abnegate

To deny or to give up the right or privilege to something

Brevity

Something or event that is short in length or duration

Capitulate

To surrender on terms agreed upon in advance

Dearth

Lack or absence of something

Defunct

Extinct or no longer functioning

Expedite

To speed up the process or progress of an event

Fortuitous

Fortunate or lucky

Gratuitous

Something that is required by the circumstances but done or provided freely

Allue

To refer to something indirectly (used in literature)

Berate

To scold someone strongly

Cache

A secure place that is used to store objects secretly

Extort

To take something forcefully from a person

Flagrant

So bad as to be impossible to overlook

Hubris

A heightened sense of self-pride or overconfidence

Incumbent

Someone who occupies a particular position or place

Linchpin

Someone or something that holds together multiple pieces or people together