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SAT words
50 SAT words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aesthetic | having to do with the appreciation of beauty |
| adept | very skilled; proficient |
| advocate | to speak or write in favovr of |
| amicable | charecterized by or showing goodwill; friendly |
| ardent | having,expressive of,or charecterized by intense feeling |
| assertive | confidently aggressive or self-assured; positve |
| auspicious | favorable;promising |
| autonomy | independence or freedom |
| benevolent | characterizeed by or exprssing goodwill or kindly feeling |
| benign | having a kindly disposition;gracious |
| candor | sincerity; openness |
| candid | frank; outspoken; open and sincere |
| cathartic | cleaning; cleansing; purifying |
| collaboration | the act or process of collaborating |
| compelling | having a powerful or irresistable effect |
| comprehensive | broad or complete in scope or content |
| contemporary | current, modern; of the present time period |
| distinguish | to mark off as different |
| diligent | marked by painstaking |
| domestic | of or pretaining to the home, the household, household affair, or the family |
| eccentric | deviating from customary behavior |
| ecletic | made up of variety of sources and styles |
| empirical | derived from or guided by experince or experiment |
| evoke | to call up or produce |
| fervent | having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit |
| gregarious | fond of the company of others; sociable |
| idealize | to consider perfect |
| identity | the condition of being oneself or itself |
| impartial | not partial or biased;fair;just |
| improvise | to compose and perform or deliver without previous preperation |
| innovative | introducing something new |
| intuition | direct perception of truth |
| laudatory | giving praise |
| languid | lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow |
| maverick | one who resists adherence to a group |
| mitigate | to lesson in force or intensity |
| narrative | a story or account of events, experiences |
| novel | strikingly new or unusual |
| notion | a general understanding |
| optimist | one who expects a positive outcome |
| profound | of deep meaning |
| prosperity | good fortune |
| resilient | springing back;rebounding |
| serene | calm,peaceful,or tranquil |
| spontaneous | coming from a sudden impulse or tendency |
| tenacious | persistent,stubborn,or obstinate |
| therapeutic | having to do with the curing of disease or injury |
| validate | substantiate; confirm |
| vivid | strikingly bright or intense |
| vitality | exuberant physical strength or mental vigor |