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Word of the day – ebullient

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For the next few weeks, METS will be posting a word of the day. Some will be in the SAT prep vein, others will be college-related words you may have heard, and not completely understood.

Today’s word is: ebullient

  1. overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited: The award winner was in an ebullient mood at the dinner in her honor.
  2. bubbling up like a boiling liquid.

Word of the day – ameliorate

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For the next few weeks, METS will be posting a word of the day. Some will be in the SAT prep vein, others will be college-related words you may have heard, and not completely understood.

Today’s word is: ameliorate

verb

to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve:
strategies to ameliorate negative effects on the environment.

Word of the day – sylvan

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For the next few weeks, METS will be posting a word of the day. Some will be in the SAT prep vein, others will be college-related words you may have heard, and not completely understood.

Today’s word is: sylvan

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or inhabiting the woods.
  2. consisting of or abounding in woods or trees; wooded; woody:a shady, sylvan glade.
  3. made of trees, branches, boughs, etc.

noun

  1. a person dwelling in a woodland region.
  2. a mythical deity or spirit of the woods.