DSAT Vocabulary Study Set #1: Key Terms and Definitions

aggravate

v- to make a situation worse or more serious

animosity

n- strong hostility or ill will towards someone or something

ascribe

v- to attribute to a certain cause or source

blemish

n- a noticeable imperfection

catalog

v- to make an itemized list of OR n- an itemized list

catastrophic

adj- involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering

compose

v- to create or put together by combining various elements or parts

conform

v. to comply with rules and standards

constrict

v- to make something narrower or tighter

contingent on

idiom- dependent on something that is not yet certain

contracted

v- became smaller or tighter OR entered into a formal agreement

contrived

adj- created or arranged in a way that seems artificial or unrealistic

delegate

v- to entrust or assign responsibility or authority to someone