Ultimate DSAT Vocab

Scanty

inadequate; minimal

Edifice

a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building

armorial

related to a coat of arms, the symbol of a noble family

desolate

Deserted and lonely

endeavoring

Trying; attempting

Mechanically

acting like a machine

Potent

powerful; highly effective

Perchance

perhaps; possibly

Commending

praising, speak favorably

Opulent

wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose

wofully

pitifully

Heeding

paying attention to

Unceasingly

without stopping

Vicissitudes

A change or variation; unexpected changes in life

subsided

Settled down; became less active or intense

lustre

shininess or dullness

resplendent

attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous

assiduous

persistent, attentive, diligent

urns

clay ornamental vases where Phoenicians buried their dead.

Wreathed

cover, surround, or encircle (something).

vieled

concealed or disguised

shrouded

covered or hidden from view

emaciated

abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.

malignant

(adj.) deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious

malice

Desire to harm others

delectable

(adj.) delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; (n.) an appealing or appetizing food or dish

redundant

(adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush

girdled

enclosed or circled around

morbid

(adj.) in an unhealthy mental state, extremely gloomy; caused by or related to disease, unwholesome

sedulously

very diligent, accomplishing with painstaking care

fraught

(adj.) full of or loaded with; accompanied by

peril

danger

communion

Refers to receiving the body and blood of Christ

eminent

(adj.) famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting

scantily

barely sufficient

imbibe

(v.) to drink; to take in, absorb

erroneous

(adj.) incorrect, containing mistakes

deleterious

harmful

zeal

enthusiasm

Perchance

perhaps

Solitude

the state of being alone

basking

resting in or enjoying warmth

contorted

twisted

hitherto

until now

vagaries

an unpredictable or erratic action

ardent

very enthusiastic, impassioned

imbued

inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality. (embuir, empapar)

baneful

causing ruin; harmful; pernicious

pervade

to spread throughout

vanquishing

conquering

assuage

(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

expended

to use up

sagacity

wisdom

scrutinizing

to examine closely or critically

pervaded

to spread throughout

speculative

(adj.) not based in fact (Sadly, Tessa was convicted on merely speculative evidence.)

pursuance

a carrying out of an execution of something

pertinacity

stubbornness

impertinence

lack of respect; rudeness

infernal

relating to hell

circuitous

roundabout, not direct

desirous

having or characterized by desire

vacuity

emptiness

ebullition

a sudden violent outburst or display

Puckering

Carpet seam flaw due to poor layout or stretching.

grotesque

absurd; distorted

Interposition

if one object partially blocks our view of another, we perceive it as closer

irrevocably (adv)

unalterable; impossible to take back

incalculable

(adj.) too great to be counted; unpredictable, uncertain

delirium

an acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.

evanescent

(adj.) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy

seculsion

isolation from others, solitude

sophistry

(n.) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy

transmuted

change in form, nature, or substance

tarriest

to delay or be tardy in acting or doing b : to linger in expectation : wait 2. to abide or stay in or at a place

demeanor

behavior; manner of conducting oneself

Withal

in addition

apothecary

pharmacist

imbued

inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality

tinctures

chemicals dissolved in pure alcohol or water-alcohol mixtures

draughts

English country term for medicine

quell

to subdue, put down forcibly

blasphemy

an act, utterance, or writing showing contempt for something sacred

wretched

in a very unhappy or unfortunate state

alembic

Anything that transforms, purifies, or refines

innocuous

harmless

efficacious

effective, producing results

Gulieless

innocent

ostensible

professed but not necessarily true

exalted

overjoyed with excitement; raised in status or rank; elevated in style or tone

grovelling

totally submissive

defiled

made unclean

peculiarities

strange or unusual qualities

vivacity

liveliness of spirit

superabundant

more than enough

insinuate

to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly

stupor

a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility

convulsive

having or causing convulsions, i.e., violent shaking of the body

accursed

Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.

gripe

to complain