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