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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; positve |
| auspicious | favorable; promising |
| autonomy | independent or freedom |
| benevolent | characterized or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings |
| 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 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 experience or experiment |
| evoke | to call of or produce |
| fervent | having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit |
| gregarious | found of the company of others; sociabe |
| 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 preparation |
| innovated | introducing something new |
| intuition | direct percepion of truth |
| lauditory | 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, expierences |
| novel | strikingly new or unusual |