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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 favor of |
| AMICABLE | characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly |
| ARDENT | having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling |
| ASSERTIVE | confidently agressive or self-assured; positive |
| AUSPICIOUS | favorable; promising |
| AUTONOMY | independence or freedom |
| BENEVOLENT | characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings |
| BENIGN | having a kindly dispostion;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 irresistible 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 effort; hardworking |
| DOMESTIC | of or pertaining to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family |
| ECCENTRIC | deviating from customary behavior |
| ECLECTIC | made up of a variety of sources and styles |
| EMPIRICAL | derived from or guided by experiance 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 on itself |
| IMPARTIAL | not partial or biased; fair; just |
| IMPROVISE | to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation |
| 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 lessen in force or intensity |
| NARRATIVE | a story or account of events, experiences |
| NOVEL | strinkingly 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, peacful,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 |
| abbreviate | to shorten |
| abstinence | the act of refraining from pleasurable activity |
| adulation | high praise |
| adversity | misfortune, an unfavorable activity |
| anachronistic | out of date, not right historical date |
| anecdote | short, funny event |
| anonymous | nameless |
| antagonist | foe, opponent, |
| ABBREVIATE | to shorten,abridge |
| ABSTINENCE | the act of refrainingfrom pleasurable activity,e.g., eating or drinking |
| ADULATION | high praise |
| ADVERSITY | misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events |
| AESTHETIC | pertaining to beauty of the arts |
| ANACHRONISTIC | out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period |
| ANECDOTE | short, usually funny account of an event |
| ANONYMOUS | nameless, without a diclosed identity |
| ANTAGONIST | foe, opponent, adversary |
| ARID | extremley dry or deathly boring |
| ASSIDUOUS | persistent, hard-working |
| ASYLUM | sanctuary, shelter, place of refuge |
| CAMARADERIE | trust, sociability amongst friends |
| CENSURE | to criticize harshly |
| CIRCUITOUS | indirect, taking the longest route |
| CLAIRVOYANT | exceptionally insightful, able to forsee the future |
| COMPASSION | sympathy, helpfulness or mercy |
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