buoyant - SAT Word

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buoyant 
  ( SAT Prep - Sample Word )
This word "buoyant" often comes up in the SAT. Of the choices below which is the closest in meaning?
appease
sully
hoodwink
afloat




Detailed description and alternate definitions of the word 'buoyant':
  Having or marked by buoyancy.
  Lighthearted; gay.

Synonyms of word 'buoyant' :
 floaty
 perky
 chirpy


Usage of the word 'buoyant' in Sentences :
  You do need negatively buoyant cylinders to combat the positive buoyancy of all your insulation.
  Air only - term used to describe a life jacket that only becomes buoyant upon filling with gas.
  My pack feels like air, or perhaps positively buoyant.
  By this time we'd all had some whiz and were once again feeling buoyant.
  buoyant jets in the atmosphere, where the same mixing processes occur.
  Domestic demand maintained relatively buoyant with UK high street sales growing at 5.6 % .
  Notwithstanding the recent wins, our pipeline of new sales prospects remains extremely buoyant.
  Good news larger businesses seem fairly buoyant with some growth in trade.

Usage of the word 'buoyant' in popular media :
Washington Post   —
 yet their spend per visit fell off rather substantially," .... read more ››

Wall Street Journal   —
 the latest batch of buoyant inflation data from germany, coupled with another pickup in euro-zone bank lending, is cranking up the pressure on the european central bank to reconsider its record-low interest rate despite the continuing concerns over the sovereign-debt crisis. .... read more ››




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