DSAT Vocabulary

conducive

making something possible or easy to do

pragmatic

realistic

buttress

to reinforce; support

undergird

support and strengthen

employ

to apply or make use of

apt

appropriate; relevant

pertinent

relevant to the current situation

effacious

effective

innocuous

not harmful or offensive

boon

a gift or blessing

forestall

to prevent by acting first

preclude

to make impossible

encumber

to weigh down or burden

hamper

to hold back

rudimentary

basic

exacerbate

to make worse or more severe

adverse

unfavorable

insidious

proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

pernicious

extremely harmful

postulate

to propose

posit

to put forward

conjecture

to form an opinion without sufficient evidence

surmise

to make an educated guess

supposition

an uncertain belief

purport

to falsely claim

contend

to claim

peruse

to read carefully

appraise

to evaluate

extrapolate

to infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information

tenable

able to be defended or maintained

ascertain

to find out

substantiate

to support with proof or evidence

corroborate

to confirm or support an explanation

evince

to indicate

cogent

convincing; logical

cognition

The mental processes involved in acquiring knowledge and understanding

sentient

conscious

apprised

informed; notified

introspective

contemplating one's own thoughts and feelings

evocative

causing a memory to be recalled

suggestive

causing thoughts or feelings

discerning

having good judgement

pedantic

very concerned with insignificant details or rules

prudent

wise

shrewd

clever

judicious

sensible; showing good judgement

construte

to interpret

didactic

instructive

cerebral

intellectual

erudite

knowledgeable and learned

astute

shrewd; clever

incisive

direct and sharp

nonplussed

confused and unsure

bemused

confused; bewildered

inane

without sense or meaning

vapid

boring; dull

impetuous

impulsive

cursory

hasty, not thorough

cosmetic

outer appearance

arbitrary

random

indiscriminate

choosing at random without careful selection

abysmal

awful

averse

opposed

antithetical

directly opposed

wayward

erratic; unpredictable

obstinate

stubborn

intractable

stubborn

willful

stubborn

entrenched

firmly established

industrious

hard-working

fastidious

very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

assiduous

hard-working

Propogate

spread and promote (an idea, theory, etc.) widely.

circumscribe

restrict something within limits

preclude

prevent something from happening

ameliorated

make something better or improve it

compounded

to combine or add together multiple elements, often resulting in an increase or intensification of effects.

dissociated

to separate or detach from a connection or association

designated

officially appointed or assigned to a specific role or purpose.

Contemporary

living or occurring at the same time; modern

Sanction

a penalty for disobeying a rule or law; a measure taken to enforce compliance.