DIGITAL SAT WORD 1

buttress

a source of defense or support

bystander

a person who is present at an event but not directly involved in it

catastrophic

extremely harmful or disastrous

circumvent

to find a way around an obstacle; to avoid

civilian

a person not in the military or police force

commission

passing a responsibility to someone else

complementary

combining in such a way as to enhance or emphasize the qualities of each other

compose

to create or form by putting together elements or parts

comprises

consists of; is made up of

concealed

hidden or kept secret

concede

to admit or acknowledge something

conceptualize

to form a concept or idea of something

confined to

restricted or limited to a specific place

conjecture

an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information

contemporary

living or occurring at the same time

contrive

to create or bring about an object or a situation

corollary

a proposition that follows from one already proved

counterintuitive

contrary to intuition or to common-sense expectation

decentralized

transfer of authority from central to local government

deceptive

giving an appearance or impression different from the true one

delegate

a person sent or authorized to represent others

delve

to reach inside a receptacle and search for something

derived from

obtained something from a specified source

deviate

to depart from an established course

dignity

the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect

discernible

able to be discerned; perceptible

disconcert

causing someone to feel unsettled

disengage

to separate or release from something to which they are attached

disorient

to cause someone to lose their sense of direction

disperse

to distribute or spread over a wide area

disparate

essentially different in kind

ditty

a short simple song

diversification

the action of making or becoming more diverse or varied

dormant

temporarily inactive

doth

to perform an action

draft

to prepare a preliminary version of a document

dulcet

sweet and soothing

dynamic

characterized by constant change

eclipse

to obscure or block out light

edifice

a building

Elizabethan

relating to the period of Queen Elizabeth I

elusive

difficult to find

engulfs

to surround or cover completely

epitomizing

to be a perfect example of

equanimity

mental calmness

etched

to cut or carve a text or design on a surface

exalt

to hold someone or something in very high regard

extensive

covering or affecting a large area

fabricate

to invent or concoct something

aggravate

to make worse

ambivalence

having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

annotate

to add explanatory notes or comments

anon

soon

anticipating

expecting or predicting

attribute (noun)

a quality or characteristic of a person

attribute (verb)

to say that something is because of someone or something

authenticity

the quality of being genuine or true

beneficial

favorable or advantageous

beneficiary

a person or group who receives advantages or benefits

benign

gentle

binary

relating to

bureaucratic

relating to the business of running an organization

fanciful

unrealistic

fabricate

invent or concoct