Her forceful argument in favor of renewable energy convinced the committee to approve the new solar project.
她支持可再生能源的有力论证说服了委员会批准新的太阳能项目。
Which choice best defines “forceful”?
B — Strong and assertive. “forceful” means strong and assertive.
Which word means “strong and assertive”?
A — forceful. “forceful” means strong and assertive.
forceful — strong and assertive. In Chinese: 有力的，强有力的.
forceful is pronounced /ˈfɔːrsfəl/.
Her forceful argument in favor of renewable energy convinced the committee to approve the new solar project. (她支持可再生能源的有力论证说服了委员会批准新的太阳能项目。)
assertive, vigorous, emphatic — all close in meaning to forceful (strong and assertive).
weak, passive — each the opposite of forceful (strong and assertive).
Yes. forceful is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.