Meaning of SAT word | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A particularly difficult or obscure word.
   figuratively
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see SAT, word.

Examples

“He was just dropping SAT words left and right! Like who even says "whence" anymore?!”

“Add to this a partnership, also announced today, with Khan Academy to provide free test-prep materials for the SAT -- adaptive software, dashboards, feedback -- and there are probably a lot of (alert: SAT word) melancholy tutors right now. Of course, the College Board cannot erase the test-prep industry in one fell swoop. Change will still bring (alert: another SAT word) trepidation, something a professional tutor will happily accept an hourly fee to (OK, last SAT word) assuage.”

““Today, when we say that someone has used an SAT word, it often means a word you have not heard before and are not likely to soon hear again,” Coleman explained in his announcement. […] Drop “mellifluous” or “loquacious” into a sentence after the college applications are sent, and you can actually stop to appreciate it – “Hey, I just used an SAT word!””

“Here's an SAT word for you: "aptronym." An aptronym is a proper name that's especially "apt" for describing the person who bears it.”

“Laverne Cox dropped a serious SAT word during her virtual red carpet interview at Sunday’s Golden Globes.”

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