Core dSAT Vocabulary_Set 32

Furtive

Definition: Done quickly and secretly to avoid being noticed.

Synonyms: secretive, surreptitious, stealthy, clandestine.

Eschew

Definition: To avoid something intentionally, or to give something up.

Synonyms: abstain from, refrain from, avoid, shun.

Diatribe

Definition: A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something.

Synonyms: tirade, harangue, rant, denunciation.

Propitiate

Definition: To try to make someone pleased or less angry by doing something that they like.

Synonyms: appease, placate, mollify, pacify.

Staunch

Definition: Very loyal and committed in attitude.

Synonyms: steadfast, loyal, faithful, unwavering.

Reverent

Definition: Showing great respect and admiration.

Synonyms: respectful, deferential, adoring, venerative

Qualm

Definition: A slight feeling of doubt or worry about whether you are doing the right thing.

Synonyms: hesitation, reservation, unease, misgiving.

Puissance

Definition: Power and influence over others.

Synonyms: authority, potency, dominance, influence.

Proscribe

Definition: To officially forbid something.

Synonyms: prohibit, ban, outlaw, forbid.

Propitious

Definition: Likely to result in success, or showing signs of success.

Synonyms: favorable, auspicious, advantageous, promising.

Preclude

Definition: To prevent something or make it impossible, or prevent someone from doing something.

Synonyms: prevent, hinder, inhibit, obviate.

Impecunious

Definition: Having little or no money.

Synonyms: penniless, impoverished, destitute, indigent.

Fatuous

Definition: Silly and pointless.

Synonyms: foolish, silly, absurd, nonsensical.

Disabuse

Definition: To persuade someone that an idea they have is not correct.

Synonyms: correct, enlighten, educate, clarify.

Deride

Definition: To laugh at someone or something in a way that shows you think they are stupid or of no value.

Synonyms: mock, ridicule, scorn, jeer at.

Castigate

Definition: To criticize someone or something severely.

Synonyms: chastise, rebuke, reprimand, censure.

Asperity

Definition: Harshness of tone or manner.

Synonyms: severity, acerbity, harshness, bitterness.

Vicissitude

Definition: A change, especially a complete change, in the circumstances of someone's life.

Synonyms: change, alteration, fluctuation, variation.

Unconscionable

Definition: Shockingly unfair or unjust.

Synonyms: unreasonable, excessive, unjustifiable, outrageous.

Turpitude

Definition: Very immoral behaviour.

Synonyms: depravity, wickedness, corruption, vice.

Tawdry

Definition: Cheap and of low quality, especially when compared to something that is attractive and expensive.

Synonyms: tacky, gaudy, cheap, flashy.

Rescind

Definition: To make a law, agreement, order, or decision no longer have any (legal) power.

Synonyms: revoke, cancel, annul, repeal.

Platitude

Definition: A remark or statement that may be true but is boring and has no meaning because it has been said so many times before.

Synonyms: cliché, truism, banality, commonplace.

Pine

Definition: To want or miss something or someone very much.

Synonyms: long for, yearn for, crave, desire.

Perfidious

Definition: Not able to be trusted, or not deserving of trust.

Synonyms: treacherous, deceitful, dishonest, unfaithful.

Ossify

Definition: To become or make something become fixed and unable to change.

Synonyms: harden, solidify, rigidify, fossilize.

Opprobrium

Definition: Very strong criticism or disapproval, usually from a large number of people.

Synonyms: condemnation, scorn, disdain, contempt.

Nettle

Definition: To annoy someone or cause someone to feel irritated.

Synonyms: irritate, provoke, vex, rile.

Morose

Definition: Unhappy, annoyed, and unwilling to speak or smile.

Synonyms: gloomy, sullen, melancholy, despondent.

Mendacious

Definition: Not telling the truth.