DSAT Words (List Edition)

corroborate to support with evidence or authority; make more certain

exonerate 2 defs:

to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship

to clear from accusation or blame

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