DSAT Reading and Writing Vocabulary Booster

Practice flashcards for vocabulary related to the DSAT Reading and Writing section.

INSUPERABLE

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

IRREPROACHABLE

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

NEBULOUS

(adj.) unclear and lacking form; vague.

COUNTERACT

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

EQUIVOCAL

(adj.) not clear and seeming to have two opposing meanings; confusing and able to be understood in two different ways.

INELUCTABLE

(adj.) impossible to avoid; inevitable.

PRETENTIOUSNESS

(n.) the act of pretending to be more important, valuable, or skilled than one actually is.

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.

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.

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.

AUSTERE

(adj.) severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.

CONVENTIONAL

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

EQUITABLE

(adj.) fair and impartial.

SYNOPSIS

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

COALESCE

(v.) to 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 so strong that it seems as if it can be touched or physically felt.

REVERBERATE

(v.) to continue to be heard; to echo repeatedly.

ORTHODOX

(adj.) considered traditional, normal, and acceptable by most people.

RECURRENT

(adj.) happening again many times.

PRECLUDE

(v.) to prevent something or make it impossible.

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 someone's behavior or try to be like someone else.

EMULATE

(v.) to admire and try to be like someone.

INTERDEPENDENT

(adj.) depending on each other.

EXTRAPOLATE

(v.) to guess or think about what might happen using known information.

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 due to high quality or success.

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.) strong and healthy; vigorous.

REPUDIATE

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

TENOUOUS

(adj.) a weak connection, idea, or situation that 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 one's ideas or opinions about something.

DOGMATIC

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

INGENIOUS

(adj.) made or planned in a clever way; full of new ideas.

BANAL

(adj.) not original or interesting.

FORESTALL

(v.) to take action to prevent something.

SOPHISTICATED

(adj.) having or showing a lot of experience of the world.

COUNTERINTUITIVE

(adj.) contrary to what one would intuitively expect.

INDISPUTABLE

(adj.) definitely true; that cannot be shown to be wrong.

IMITATOR

(n.) someone who copies the behavior or actions of another.

BENEVOLENT

(adj.) having a desire to do good; kindly.

AMASS

(v.) to collect or put together a large quantity of something.

SCRUPULOUS

(adj.) very careful or paying great attention to detail.

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.

EGOCENTRIC

(adj.) thinking only about yourself and not what others need.

FUNDAMENTAL

(adj.) serving as an essential foundation or basis.

PROVOCATIVE

(adj.) intended to make somebody angry or upset.

CONSENSUS

(n.) a general agreement among a group of people.

SUPERFICIAL

(adj.) only on the surface, not deep.

FLUCTUATION

(n.) the variation or change in something.

PRUDENCE

(n.) the ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason.

INTERCEDE

(v.) to intervene on behalf of another.

COLLABORATOR

(n.) someone who works with another person or group.

MISCONSTRUED

(v.) to interpret wrongly.

SUBORDINATE

(adj.) lower in rank or position.

EXEMPLAR

(n.) a person or thing serving as a typical example.

LEEWAY

(n.) the amount of freedom to move or act.