Official DSAT Vocab

Abate

to become less active

Abstract

existing purely in the mind, not representing actual reality

Abysmal

extremely bad

Adept

having knowledge or skill in a particular area

Advent

the arrival or creation of something

Aggravate

To worsen or intensify

Allude

to make a secretive mention of something

Ameliorate

To improve or make better

Antecedent

A preceding event or condition

Antipathy

a strong feeling of dislike

Arcane

Mysterious or known by few

Arduous

Difficult and requiring effort

Austere

extremely plain / stern and forbidding / relating to self-denial

Benevolent

kind and generous

Buttress

To support or strengthen

Candid

direct and blunt

Circumvent

To find a way around

Competent

Having the necessary ability or skill

Conceptualize

To form an idea or concept

Conflated

Combined in a misleading way

Contentious

Causing disagreement or debate

Contrived

Artificial or overly planned

Deficient

not enough in degree or amount

Deliberation

Careful consideration or discussion

Demarcate

To set boundaries or distinguish

Desultory

Lacking a clear plan or enthusiasm

Disconcerting

Causing discomfort or confusion

Discord

disagreement

Disengage

To separate or withdraw

Disparage

To belittle or speak negatively about

Disparate

Essentially different or unconnected

Distressed

Suffering from anxiety or pain

Dormant

Inactive but capable of becoming active

Earnest

Serious and sincere

Eclipse

To overshadow or surpass

Eloquent

having refined or expressive communication skills

Elusive

Hard to find or understand

Exacerbate

To make a problem worse

Exactitude

The quality of being precise or accurate

Explicable

Able to be explained

Foretell

To predict or anticipate

Fruitless

Failing to achieve desired results

Grapple

To struggle or wrestle with something

Haphazard

Lacking organization or planning

Impending

Approaching or about to happen

Imperceptible

Very slight or difficult to notice

Implicit

Implied rather than stated directly

Inadvertently

Unintentionally or by accident

Incite

to encourage or stir up

Indisputable

Unable to be challenged or denied

Indistinct

Not clear or sharply defined

Ineffectual

Not producing the desired effect

Inhibit

To hinder or restrain

Innocuous

Harmless or inoffensive

Insensible

Unaware or indifferent

Interject

To insert a comment abruptly

Intricate

Very detailed or complicated

Latent

Present but not active

Misanthropic

Disliking people or society

Newfound

Recently discovered or developed

Notional

Existing only in theory

Nuanced

Having subtle differences

Obscure

Not easily understood or seen

Obsolete

no longer used and rare or uncommon

Oddity

Something unusual or strange

Offhand

Done without preparation or thought

Omnipotent

almighty and all powerful

Onset

the beginning or early stages

Ornamental

Decorative rather than functional

Oust

to remove or force out of a position or office

Overtly

Openly and clearly

Paramount

predominant and superior and most important

Paucity

A scarcity or lack

Peripheral

On the edge or outer part of something

Perpetual

Continuing forever or indefinitely

Postulate

To assume or propose a theory

Pragmatic

Practical and realistic

Precarious

Uncertain or unstable

Preclude

To prevent from happening

Premeditated

Planned beforehand

Presume

To assume something to be true

Prevail

To win or be more powerful

Proclaim

To announce officially

Profusion

A large quantity of something

Provoke

To stir up or incite

Prudently

In a wise or careful manner

Ramify

to split into two or more branches

Rationalize

To justify an action with reasoning

Recalcitrant

Stubbornly resistant to authority

Recant

To take back a previous statement

Receptive

Open to new ideas

Rectify

To correct or fix something

Redress

To set right or remedy

Renounce

To give up or reject formally

Repress

To suppress or hold back

Reprieve

A temporary relief or delay

Repudiate

To reject or disown

Restrain

To hold back or limit

Rousing

Exciting or stirring

Rudimentary

Basic or simple