dsat vocab

1. **Adhere**

To believe in and follow the practices of.

2. **Advocate (verb)**

To publicly recommend or support.

3. **Allude (verb)**

To suggest or call attention to indirectly; to hint at.

4. **Ambivalence (noun)**

The state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

5. **Analogous (adjective)**

Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared.

6. **Anecdote (noun)**

A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

7. **Apprehensive (adjective)**

Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

8. **Arbitrary (adjective)**

Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

9. **Assert (verb)**

To state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.

10. **Bias (noun)**

Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

11. **Brevity (noun)**

Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.

12. **Buttress (verb)**

To increase the strength of or justification for; to reinforce.

13. **Concede (verb)**

To admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it.

14. **Consensus (noun)**

A general agreement.

15. **Corroborate (verb)**

To confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).

16. **Decisive (adjective)**

Settling an issue; producing a definite result.

17. **Deference (noun)**

Humble submission and respect.

18. **Degrade (verb)**

To treat or regard (someone) with contempt or disrespect.

1. **Denounce (verb)**

To publicly declare to be wrong or evil.

2. **Dispute (noun)**

A disagreement, argument, or debate.

3. **Divergent (adjective)**

Tending to be different or develop in different directions.

4. **Dormant (adjective)**

Having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep.

5. **Eloquent (adjective)**

Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.

6. **Evoke (verb)**

To bring or recall to the conscious mind.

7. **Exert (verb)**

To make a physical or mental effort.

8. **Explicit (adjective)**

Stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.

9. **Imminent (adjective)**

About to happen.

10. **Impede (verb)**

To delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing; to hinder.

11. **Implicit (adjective)**

Implied but not plainly expressed.

12. **Impose (verb)**

To take advantage of someone by demanding attention or commitment.

13. **Indifference (noun)**

Lack of interest, concern, or sympathy.

14. **Inevitable (adjective)**

Certain to happen; unavoidable.

15. **Invoke (verb)**

To cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument.

16. **Ironic (adjective)**

Happening in the opposite way from what is expected and typically causing amusement because of this.

17. **Novel (adjective)**

New or unusual in an interesting way.

18. **Obscure (adjective)**

Not discovered or known about; uncertain.

19. **Obsolete (adjective)**

No longer produced or used; out of date.

20. **Oppressive (adjective)**

Unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint; weighing heavily on the mind or spirits.

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21. **Pervasive (adjective)**

Spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people, especially in an unpleasant way.

22. **Prevalence (noun)**

The condition of being widespread.

23. **Prevalence (noun)**

The fact or condition of being prevalent; commonness.

24. **Prominent (adjective)**

Important; famous.

25. **Provoke (verb)**

To stimulate or give rise to a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one in someone.

26. **Reciprocate (verb)**

To respond to (a gesture or action) by making a corresponding one.

27. **Reconcile (verb)**

To restore friendly relations between.

28. **Refute (verb)**

To prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove.

29. **Renounce (verb)**

To formally declare one's abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession).

30. **Repression (noun)**

The restraint, prevention, or inhibition of a feeling, quality, etc.

31. **Retain (verb)**

To continue to have (something); keep possession of.

32. **Skeptical (adjective)**

Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.

33. **Speculate (verb)**

To form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence.

34. **Substantiate (verb)**

To provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.

35. **Subtle (adjective)**

So delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe.

pervasive

prevalent, common

rudimentary

basic

erroneous

wrong; incorrect

intermittent

occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady

prudent

wise, careful, cautious

scrupulous

exact, careful

complacent

self-satisfied

apprehension

anxiety or fear about the future

engimatic

mysterious

venerable

respected

multifarious

diverse

inexplicable

unexplainable

enthralling

captivating

inarticulate

Incomprehensible; unable to speak with clarity

deference

to respect

dissension

disagreement

dubious

doubtful

futile

useless; hopeless

galvanizing

stimulating, energizing

usurped

taken or used by force or unlawfully

muddied

confused

resolute

determined

taxing

exhausting

nuanced

subtle

tenuous

very weak or slight

superficial

near the surface

mundane

ordinary

aggregated

combined, overall

tranquility

peace

impressionable

easily influenced

dubious

doubtful

redundant

needlessly repetitive

austere

severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance

dogmatic

stubbornly opinionated

evince

to show clearly; to reveal

vindicate

to clear from blame: prove to be innocent

articulate

express clearly

palpable

able to be touched or felt

ambivalent

Having mixed feelings

ubiquitous

present or existing everywhere

repudiate

to reject

comprehensive

covering or including everything

ambiguous

unclear

cryptic

mysterious

perceptible

observable

conspicuous

Easily seen or noticed