SAT word

English Etymology An idiomatic usage that derives from the former (pre-2016) Reading section of the SAT Reasoning Test where students had to define and understand obscure words, often above their level. Pronunciation en /ˌɛsˌeɪ̯ˈti ˌwɝd/ US Noun en metaphor A particularly difficult or obscure word. en He was just dropping SAT words left and right! Like who even says "whence" anymore?! en https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2014-03-05/the-new-sat-is-a-better-b-worse-c-both March 5, 2014 The New SAT Is a) Better b) Worse c) Both Bloomberg Opinion Editorial Board 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20211026115325/https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2014-03-05/the-new-sat-is-a-better-b-worse-c-both 26 October 2021 en https://www.cnn.com/2014/03/17/living/sat-words-schools/index.html March 17, 2014 Jamie Gumbrecht CNN The SAT word is dead, long live the SAT word “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!” https://web.archive.org/web/20220817161337/https://www.cnn.com/2014/03/17/living/sat-words-schools/index.html 17 August 2022 en June 4, 2019 https://www.npr.org/2019/06/04/729648424/an-immigrant-yearns-for-connection-in-on-earth-we-re-briefly-gorgeous An Immigrant Yearns For Connection In 'On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous' Maureen Corrigan NPR 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20251222223651/https://www.npr.org/2019/06/04/729648424/an-immigrant-yearns-for-connection-in-on-earth-we-re-briefly-gorgeous 22 December 2025 en February 28, 2021 https://www.thewrap.com/golden-globes-laverne-cox-extradiegetic-bridgerton/ Golden Globes: Laverne Cox Just Asked Us to Google ‘Extradiegetic,’ So We Did The Wrap Lawrence Yee Laverne Cox dropped a serious SAT word during her virtual red carpet interview at Sunday’s Golden Globes. https://web.archive.org/web/20260113163520/https://www.thewrap.com/golden-globes-laverne-cox-extradiegetic-bridgerton/ 13 January 2026 en SAT word en Education