SATIATE means to completely satisfy a need, hunger or desire. The word traces back to the Latin root satis meaning “enough.”
SATIATE first appeared as an answer to a vocabulary in context question on the June 2023 SAT. After disappearing for several years, SATIATE suddenly reappeared on several versions of the US and International October 2026 SATs.
Each SATIATE passage identifies examples of outdoor sculptures and murals found in Chicago. The city’s impressive array of street art SATIATES or satisfies the tastes of art lovers. Although art lovers enjoy the city’s sculptures and murals, the passage does not provide evidence that visitors to Chicago VENERATE or treat the outdoor art with deep respect and reverence.
SATIATE – to completely satisfy a need, hunger, or desire
VENERATE – to treat something or someone with deep respect and reverence
APUSH BONUS EXAMPLE:
The United States acquired the Oregon Territory in 1846. Two years later the Mexican Cessation added New Mexico, California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming to the United States. These vast territorial acquisitions appeared to SATIATE the nation’s desire to fulfill its Manifest Destiny of stretching across the continent “from sea to shining sea.”