more DSAT

abate

to lessen or reduce

abatement

the act of decreasing or stopping

abound

to exist in large amounts

acquire

to gain or get something

augment

to make larger or increase

capacious

roomy or spacious

capricious

unpredictable; changes mood or behavior suddenly

coherent

logical and easy to follow

coincidental

happening by chance

conflate

to mix things together, often in a confusing way

conjecture

a guess based on little evidence

contentious

likely to cause arguments

contradicted

said the opposite; disagreed

considerate

thoughtful and kind toward others

conducive

helpful or encouraging

corroborate

to support with evidence

cursory

quick and not thorough

delineate

to clearly describe or show

decried

criticized or spoke out against

decisive

clear and final; firm in decision

deviation

a change from the usual path

detrimental

harmful or damaging

detrimentally

in a harmful way

discerning

able to notice or understand things well

disparate

very different from each other

disparage

to criticize or speak badly of

elicit

to draw out or bring forth

elucidate

to explain clearly

emerged

came into view

emanate

to come out from a source

emphatic

said with force or emphasis

epitomize

to be a perfect example of something

equivocal

unclear or has more than one meaning

erstwhile

former; from an earlier time

exhaustive

complete and thorough

exorbitant

way too high (usually price or cost)

expedite

to speed up a process

feasible

possible and doable

fecundity

ability to produce a lot (especially ideas or offspring)

fallacy

a false or mistaken belief

facetious

joking in a way that’s not appropriate

futile

pointless or useless

heterogeneity

variety or diversity

idiomatic

natural-sounding for native speakers

idiosyncratic

unique or unusual to a person

immutable

unchanging over time

impeded

slowed down or blocked

imperious

bossy and overconfident

impugn

to question or challenge something

inestimable

too valuable to measure

inexplicable

hard to explain

inherent

naturally part of something

inimitable

impossible to copy

infinitesimal

extremely tiny

insolent

rude and disrespectful

integrity

honesty and strong morals

invariable

always the same

juxtapose

to place side by side for comparison

lambast

to harshly criticize

manifest

to show clearly

manifestation

clear sign or display

myriad

a very large number

negligible

so small it doesn’t matter

nonchalance

a casual lack of concern

nuance

a slight or subtle difference

orthodox

traditional or standard

paucity

a lack or small number of something

penchant

a strong liking for something

pervasive

widespread and everywhere

plausible

seems believable or reasonable

preclude

to prevent from happening

prudent

wise and careful

quotidian

everyday or ordinary

rationale

the reason behind something

reiterate

to say again

reluctant

unwilling or hesitant

reinforces

supports or strengthens

rigorous

strict or thorough

scrupulous

very careful and honest

sporadic

happens occasionally, not regularly

substantiate

to prove or support with evidence

substantial

large or important

subsequent

coming after

sustain

to keep something going

temporal

related to time

tenuous

weak or barely holding together

tentative

not certain or fixed

transpose

to switch places or order

tally

to count or add up

ubiquitous

found everywhere

ultimate

final or most important

undermine

to weaken or damage

upshot

the final result

validate

to confirm something is correct

vantage

a good position or viewpoint

verisimilitude

the appearance of being real or true

vindictive

wanting revenge

variable

likely to change

warranted

justified or deserved

usury

charging unfairly high interest on a loan