DSAT Words

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corroborate

corroborate

to support with evidence or authority; make more certain

seldom

not often; rarely

designation

the choosing and naming of someone to be the holder of an official position.

sniveling

the action of crying and sniffing in a feeble or fretful way.

conceit

excessive pride in oneself

condescending

having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority

calumny

the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander.

palliative

(of a medicine or form of medical care) relieving symptoms without dealing with the cause of the condition.

capitulate

cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender.

extort

obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means

imploringly

to ask someone to do something in a sincere, emotional, and determined way that shows you want them to act

obstinacy

the quality or condition of being stubborn; unreasonable persistence in a particular opinion or course of action.

vestigial

referring to a body part that is reduced in size or significance and no longer serves its original function or purpose in an organism.

exonerate

2 defs:

• to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship

• to clear from accusation or blame

exorbitant

(of a price or an amount charged) unreasonably high (also refers to wealth)

sordid

involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.

ignoble

of low character, aims, or motives; not honorable or worthy.

quintessential

representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.

contextualize

to place (something, such as a word or activity) in a context

postulate

2 defs:

• demand or claim

• to assume or claim as true, existent, or necessary; depend upon or start from the postulate of

evinced

2 defs:

• to constitute outward evidence of

• to display clearly or reveal

constitute

4 defs:

• make up, form, comprise

• set up or establish

• enact or found

• to appoint to an office, function, or dignity

elided

2 defs:

• to suppress or alter (something, such as a vowel or syllable) by elision; to strike out (something, such as a written word)

• omit something

gauged

estimate or determine the magnitude, amount, or volume of.

repossession

• to regain possession of

• to take possession of (something bought) from a buyer in default of the payment of installments due

rehabilitation

the action, process, or result of rehabilitating or of being rehabilitated: such as restoration especially by therapeutic means to an improved condition of physical function

reciprocation

2 defs:

• a mutual exchange

• a return in a kind of like value

reindustrialization

a policy of stimulating economic growth, especially through government aid to revitalize and modernize aging industries and encourage growth of new ones

rudimentary

2 defs:

• fundamentals

• primitive

• imperfectly developed

pervasive

existing in or spreading through every part of something

erroneous

containing or characterized by error; MISTAKEN

intermittent

coming and going at intervals; not continuous; OCCASIONAL

insulate

to place in a detached environment or situation; ISOLATE

downplay

de-emphasize

mitigate

make less severe, serious, or painful

evenhanded

fair to all sides

prudent

acting with or showing care and thought for the future.

scrupulous

(of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details

complacent

showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements

obscure

2 defs:

• not discovered or known about; uncertain. (adjective)

• conceal (verb)

discreet

someone or something that is appropriately quiet, prudent, and restrained

eccentric

(of a person or their behavior) unconventional and slightly strange

efficacy

the ability to produce a desired or intended result.

aggregated

form or group into a class or cluster.

dissipated

(of a person or way of life) overindulging in sensual pleasures

percolated

2 defs:

• to be active or lively

• (of coffee) prepared in a percolator. (adjective here)

collaborated

work jointly on an activity, especially to produce or create something.

supplant

supersede and replace

pragmatist

a person who is guided more by practical considerations than by ideals

polemicist

a person who engages in controversial debate

opprobrium

opined

asceticism

histrionic

eremitic

circuitous

paucity

callow

buttress

disengage

atavistic

incendiary

inept

demure

brusque

impudent

tactful

venerated

castigated

lampooned

anomalous

fatuous

extemporaneous

pellucid

carrel

gregarious

eloquent

delineating

bereavement

exuberant

demarcate

inveigled

extol

vilified

undulated

subsumed

dogmatic

exacerbate

sartorial

hegemonic

anomalous