Saturate
mediumNeutral toneSACH-uh-rayt
verb
Definition
to soak or fill thoroughly
Memory hook
SATURATE: think a sponge on SATURDAY left in the sink — by morning it's SO full of water it can't hold a single drop more, completely soaked.
Word roots
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Examples
“Days of rain had saturated the soil until water pooled at every step.”
“Aggressive advertising saturated the market with images of the new phone.”
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Fill in the blank with the right word:
“Days of rain had ______ the soil until water pooled at every step.”
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saturated
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GRE Tip
Saturate is a medium-difficulty GRE word. On the GRE, you might see it paired with synonyms like "soak" or "drench" in Sentence Equivalence questions. Look for contrast clues (however, despite, although) that signal the opposite meaning. Words like "dry".
Related GRE Words
analogous
Comparable in certain respects; similar
anomaly
Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected
copious
Abundant in supply or quantity
empirical
based on observation or experiment rather than theory
extraneous
irrelevant or unrelated to the matter at hand
glut
An excessive supply or amount; to supply excessively
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