Nineteenth-century painters embraced realism, depicting everyday laborers and rural scenes with unflinching accuracy rather than idealized beauty.
十九世纪的画家拥抱现实主义，以毫不妥协的准确性描绘日常劳动者和乡村场景，而非理想化的美。
Which choice best defines “realism”?
A — Practical view, art style. “realism” means practical view, art style.
Which word means “practical view, art style”?
A — realism. “realism” means practical view, art style.
realism — practical view, art style. In Chinese: 现实主义.
realism is pronounced /ˈriːəlɪzəm/.
Nineteenth-century painters embraced realism, depicting everyday laborers and rural scenes with unflinching accuracy rather than idealized beauty. (十九世纪的画家拥抱现实主义，以毫不妥协的准确性描绘日常劳动者和乡村场景，而非理想化的美。)
pragmatism, practicality, verisimilitude — all close in meaning to realism (practical view, art style).
idealism, fantasy — each the opposite of realism (practical view, art style).
Yes. realism 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.
real(reality)+ism(ideology)