DSAT Vocabulary Set #4

offhand

adj- without preparation or forethought

ornamental

adj- serving a decorative purpose or adding beauty to something

overt

adj- open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized

palpable

adj- able to be touched, felt, or perceived

paucity

n- the presence of something in insufficient amounts or quantities

perceive

v- to become aware of or understand something through the senses or intuition

perpetual

adj- never ending

postulate

v- to hypothesize; propose

pragmatic

adj- practical or realistic, dealing with problems in a sensible and logical way

precariousness

adj- dangerousness or uncertainty

preclude

v- to prevent or make impossible

precursor

n- something that came before and led to the development of something else

predictive of

idiom- strongly suggests what will happen in the future

prefigure

v- to be a sign of; foreshadow

premeditated

adj- planned or considered in advance

presume

v- to suppose something is true without sufficient evidence

prevail

v- to be more powerful or widespread than others

proclaim

v- to declare or announce publicly or officially

profound

adj- displaying great wisdom or insight OR very great or intense

profusion

n- a large amount or abundance of something

prominent

adj- standing out so as to be easily seen OR important and well-known

promulgate

v- to make known or spread widely

proponent

n- a person who supports a particular idea or cause

prudent

adj- wise, careful, cautious

rebut

v- to refute or disprove something by evidence or argument

recant

v- to take back or withdraw a statement or belief previously held

reconcile

v- to resolve a dispute or two opposing points of view

redundant

adj- needlessly repetitive

refinements

n- small improvements or adjustments made to something to make it better

renounce

v- to publicly declare that you will no longer accept or support something

renunciation

n- the act of publicly declaring that you will no longer accept or support something