DSAT Vocabulary Set #2 - Essential English Terms & Definitions

discernible

adj- able to be recognized or distinguished

disconcerting

adj- causing one to feel uneasy or confused

disorienting

adj- causing someone to feel confused or disoriented

disparate

adj- completely different

distrust

n- disbelief and suspicion

dynamic

adj- constantly changing; active and adaptable

eclipse

v- to surpass or outshine

elicit

v- to evoke or draw out a response or reaction from someone

elusive

adj- difficult to find, catch, or achieve

entail

v- to involve or require as a necessary part or consequence

entrench

v- to firmly establish or fix in place

evince

v- to show or reveal something

fabricate

v- to invent or make up something in order to deceive or mislead

foretell

v- to predict or forecast something that will happen in the future

forfeiture

n- the loss or giving up of something as a penalty for wrongdoing

gaining on

idiom- getting nearer to someone or something you are pursuing

grapple

v- to struggle with or try to overcome a difficult problem or challenge

haphazard

adj- lacking any obvious principle of organization or purpose