exuberant
Are you feeling really happy and enthusiastic about something? Describe yourself with the adjective exuberant!
Exuberant can be traced back to the same Indo-European root that has brought the word udder. If you picture the plentiful amount of milk a cow can give, it is easy to remember that exuberant always describes something that is abundant or plentiful like exuberant foliage. Abundance also comes into play in its primary use today to mean "very enthusiastic, full of energy or overjoyed." When the bell rings on the last day of school, you will be exuberant.
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joyously unrestrainedsynonyms: ebullient, high-spiritedspiriteddisplaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
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unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings“exuberant compliments”synonyms: excessive, extravagant, overweeningunrestrainednot subject to restraint
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produced or growing in extreme abundance
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Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a regimented community that is free from pain and suffering — but also free from joy, independence, and even color. When he is appointed the community's Receiver of Memory, Jonas begins to question everything he has been taught.
On the SAT, all of the Reading Test questions are multiple choice and are based on reading passages that may be taken from literature, science, the social sciences, or a U.S. founding document (or a text inspired by such a document). Many of the reading comprehension questions meant to assess a student’s understanding of those passages will require students to choose words that best describe the writer’s tone or point of view, words like the 25 words you see on this list. Learn them here so when you see them in an SAT answer choice, you’ll know what they mean! Following our Roadmap to the SAT? Head back to see what else you should be learning this week.
Rejoice! When you want to describe that feeling of unrestrained happiness, you have all these words to choose from.