wholesome - SAT Word

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wholesome 
  ( SAT Prep - Sample Word )
This word "wholesome" often comes up in the SAT. Of the choices below which is the closest in meaning?
study of animals
flora
study of rocks
nourishing




Detailed description and alternate definitions of the word 'wholesome':
  Promoting mental, moral, or social health.
  Sound; healthy.
  Conducive to sound health or well-being; salutary.


Antonym of word 'wholesome' :
  unwholesome

Usage of the word 'wholesome' in Sentences :
  Any conception of truth not relevant to making human life wholesome and good would simply be metaphysical and therefore unedifying.
  wholesome homemade fayre.
  Next years gig list is looking rather wholesome, hope you can all attend some of the gigs.
  The environmentally friendly technology was created to " provide wholesome, safe drinking water at a reasonable cost " .
  wholesome deeds we cling to the idea of " our kusala " .
  They, no doubt, taught a very wholesome lesson to those who looked at them.
  All are in the tradition of country cooking using wholesome, natural ingredients that are the best quality available.

Usage of the word 'wholesome' in popular media :
Washington Post   —
 rushabh sanghavi, marketing manager at ack media, which publishes the amar chitra katha as well as the wholesome children's series tinkle..... read more ››
 when she visits her friends tom (jim broadbent) and gerri (ruth sheen), the wholesome moderation and companionable ease of their marriage simply casts her own late-middle-aged loneliness into sharper relief. .... read more ››
 in 1980, mr. pai began publishing his wholesome children's series "tinkle," giving the country its first indian comic book characters living in modern times. .... read more ››

Wall Street Journal   —
 their goal: convince skeptical consumers that the shrink-wrapped sirloin tips in the supermarket aren't artery-clogging commodities mass-produced on factory farms, but wholesome meals turned out with great care by hard-working families..... read more ››
 like the wearer herself, lace can be wholesome, alluring or even avant-garde..... read more ››
 while the soups are little more than pureed and frothed vegetables, with very little spice, each is wholesome, hot and fulfilling..... read more ››
 the food and drug administration makes sure that chicken eggs are "safe, wholesome, and properly labeled" while a division of the department of agriculture "is responsible for the safety of eggs processed into egg products.".... read more ››
 thereæ’??s something to be said for using foods made with wholesome ingredients,æ’?â� seinfeld explains..... read more ››
 at the same time, wholesome doesnæ’??t mean dull æ’?? or even devoid of the occasional treat..... read more ››




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