DSAT Reading and Writing Vocabulary Booster

Vocabulary flashcards for DSAT Reading and Writing preparation.

Insuperable

(adj.) So great or severe that it cannot be defeated or dealt with successfully; impossible to surpass or overcome; insurmountable.

Counteract

(v.) Reduce or remove the effect of something unwanted by producing an opposite effect.

Nebulous

(adj.) Unclear and lacking form; vague.

Irreproachable

(adj.) Without fault and therefore impossible to criticize; perfect or faultless in behavior or actions.

Equivocal

(adj.) Not clear and seeming to have two opposing meanings, or confusing and able to be understood in two different ways; often intentionally vague or ambiguous.

Ineluctable

(adj.) Impossible to avoid; inevitable; unable to be escaped.

Pretentiousness

(n.) The act of pretending to be more important, valuable, or skilled than one actually is, often characterized by an excessive display of self-importance.

Rectify

(v.) To correct something or make something right.

Manifestation

(n.) Visible or evident signs or expressions of something; the act of showing or making something clear or apparent.

Copious

(adj.) In large amounts, or more than enough; plentiful or ample.

Obscure

(adj.) Not clear and difficult to understand or see; not known to many people.

Inconsequential

(adj.) Unimportant or trivial; lacking importance or significance.

Superfluous

(adj.) More than is needed or wanted; unnecessary.

Unattainable

(adj.) Not able to be achieved.

Ameliorate

(v.) To make a bad or unpleasant situation better.

Misconstrue

(v.) To form a false understanding of the meaning or intention of something that someone does or says.

Amorphous

(adj.) Having no fixed form or shape.

Induce

(v.) To persuade someone to do something, or to cause something to happen.

Stipulate

(v.) To state exactly what something must be or how something must be done.

Engender

(v.) To make people have a particular feeling or make a situation start to exist.

Dispersed

(adj.) Scattered or spread over a large area.

Prohibitive

(adj.) Serving as an obstacle or barrier; preventing or discouraging something.

Supplant

(v.) To supersede and replace.

Augment

(v.) To make (something) greater by adding to it; to increase in size, quantity, or degree.

Austere

(adj.) Severe or strict in manner, altitude, or appearance; having no comforts or luxuries; having a simple and plain appearance.

Conventional

(adj.) Traditional and ordinary; following established customs or practices.

Equitable

(adj.) Fair and impartial.

Synopsis

(n.) A brief outline (overview) or summary of a longer text or event.

Coalesce

(v.) Come together to form one mass or whole; to unite or merge.

Abundant

(adj.) Present in great quantity; more than adequate; oversufficient.

Coarseness

(n.) The quality of being rough or harsh in texture or behavior.

Idiosyncrasy

(n.) A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual; having unique characteristics or habits.

Idealize

(v.) To think of or represent someone or something as better than that person or thing really is.

Behold

(v.) To see or look at someone or something.

Convene

(v.) To bring together a group of people for a meeting, or to meet for a meeting.

Arduous

(adj.) Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

Heterodox

(adj.) Not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs.

Mitigate

(v.) To make something less severe or less unpleasant.

Indulgently

(adv.) In a way that allows someone to have or do what they want, especially when this is not good for them.

Incongruous

(adj.) Appearing strange or wrong within a particular situation.

Imposing

(adj.) Having an appearance that looks important or causes admiration.

Irrefutable

(adj.) Impossible to prove wrong.

Satiable

(adj.) Can be satisfied or fulfilled.

Palpable

(adj.) So obvious that it can easily be seen or known, or (of a feeling) so strong that it seems as if it can be touched or physically felt.

Reverberate

(v.) (of sound) To continue to be heard; to echo repeatedly.

Orthodox

(adj.) (of beliefs, ideas, or activities) Considered traditional, normal, and acceptable by most people.

Recurrent

(adj.) Happening again many times.

Sway

(v.) To persuade someone to believe or do one thing rather than another.

Satiate

(v.) To satisfy completely or to the point of excess.

Spurious

(adj.) False and not what it appears to be, or (of reasons and judgments) based on something that has not been correctly understood and therefore false.

Strenuous

(adj.) Needing or using a lot of physical or mental effort or energy.

Scrupulous

(adj.) Doing everything correctly and exactly as it should be done.

Unpretentious

(adj.) Modest and not attempting to impress others with an appearance of greater importance, talent, or culture than is actually possessed.

Venerable

(adj.) Deserving respect because of age, high position, wisdom, or character.

Impede

(v.) To make it more difficult for something to happen or more difficult for someone to do something.

Appraise

(v.) To estimate the value of something.

Erratic

(adj.) Moving or behaving in a way that is not regular, certain, or expected.

Homogeneous

(adj.) Consisting of parts or people that are similar to each other or are of the same type.

Benevolent

(adj.) Kind and helpful.

Preclude

(v.) To prevent something or make it impossible, or prevent someone from doing something.

Monetize

(v.) To make money from something.

Supersede

(v.) To replace something, especially something older or more old-fashioned.

Municipal

(adj.) Of or belonging to a town or city.

Momentous

(adj.) Very important because of effects on future events.

Buttress

(v.) To make support for an idea or argument stronger by providing a good reason for it.

Conspicuous

(adj.) Very noticeable or attracting attention, often in a way that is not wanted.

Animosity

(n.) Strong dislike, opposition, or anger.

Constrict

(v.) To limit an action or behavior.

Antagonist

(n.) A person who is strongly opposed to something or someone.

Mimic

(v.) To copy the way in which a particular person usually speaks and moves, usually in order to make people laugh.

Emulate

(v.) To copy someone’s behavior or try to be like someone else because you admire or respect that person.

Interdependent

(adj.) Depending on each other, or consisting of groups that depend on each other.

Extrapolate

(v.) To guess or think about what might happen using information that is already known.

Corroborate

(v.) To add proof to an account, statement, idea, etc. with new information.

Refute

(v.) To say or prove that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wrong or false.

Prestige

(n.) Respect and admiration given to someone or something, usually because of a reputation for high quality, success, or social influence.

Partition

(n.) The division of something into smaller parts.

Omnipresent

(adj.) Present or having an effect everywhere at the same time.

Precarious

(adj.) In a dangerous state because not firmly fixed; likely to fall or suffer harm.

Scrutiny

(n.) The careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it.

Robust

(adj.) (of a person or animal) Strong and healthy, or (of an object or system) strong and unlikely to break or fail.

Repudiate

(v.) To refuse to accept something or someone as true, good, or reasonable.

Tenuous

(adj.) A weak connection, idea, or situation and one which possibly does not exist.

Ubiquitous

(adj.) Seeming to be everywhere.

Pristine

(adj.) Clean and fresh as if new; spotless; in its original condition.

Vacillating

(adj.) To keep changing your ideas or opinions about something, especially in a way that annoys other people.

Dogmatic

(adj.) Imposing one's will or opinions on others as if they're facts.

Ingenious

(adj.) Made or planned in a clever way; full of new ideas and clever at finding solutions to problems or at inventing things.

Banal

(adj.) Not original or interesting.

Precursor

(n.) A person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner.

Preclude

(v.) To prevent something from happening or somebody from doing something; to make something impossible.

Indigenous

(adj.) belonging to a particular place by birth or origin

Detractor

(n.) a person who criticizes something or someone

Briskly

(adv.) in a quick, energetic way

Imprudent

(adj.) lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment.

Calibration

(n.) the act or process of determining, checking, or rectifying the settings or gradations on a measuring instrument or other piece of precision equipment

Candor

(n.) the quality of being honest; saying exactly what you think

Reverence

(n.) a feeling of great respect.

Exhaustive

(adj.) very thorough and complete

Meticulous

(adj.) giving or showing careful attention to every detail