spontaneous - SAT Word

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This word "spontaneous" often comes up in the SAT. Of the choices below which is the closest in meaning?
unprompted
spoken sound
substance
volume




Detailed description and alternate definitions of the word 'spontaneous':
  Unconstrained and unstudied in manner or behavior.
  Growing without cultivation or human labor.
  Arising from a natural inclination or impulse and not from external incitement or constraint.
  Happening or arising without apparent external cause; self-generated.

Synonyms of word 'spontaneous' :
 ad-lib
 self-generated
 unwritten

Antonym of word 'spontaneous' :
  induced

Usage of the word 'spontaneous' in Sentences :
  do something spontaneous, go see a film, have a picnic in the park.
  spontaneous abortion.
  The coupled reaction of electron transfer with H + ejection becomes spontaneous.
  These conditions may not sound appealing but they do make the diving more spontaneous as you never know what the shadow above you are.
  In contrast, change sometimes unfolds in an apparently spontaneous and unplanned way.
  Don't be too organized, keep things spontaneous, but try to see as many of your favorite bands as you can.
  This will not be an entirely spontaneous occasion: a program will be compiled about a week ahead.
  spontaneous remission, more than four out of five had changed their diet
  Questions should be carefully planned but appear spontaneous during the session.
  spontaneous outburst from irate players.
  Her art, that looks so spontaneous, is intricate.
  Although emotions are largely spontaneous, they can be managed to some extent.

Usage of the word 'spontaneous' in popular media :
Washington Post   —
 after all, he said, despite months of planning, what happens on the catwalk is more spontaneous than rehearsed.... read more ››

Wall Street Journal   —
 that protest was anything but spontaneous.... read more ››




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