avowed vs satisfactory

avowed

• positively stated 

• openly acknowledged 

• asserted under oath, or vow 

satisfactory

• Causing satisfaction; agreeable or pleasant; satisfying. 

• Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient. 

• Making atonement for a sin; expiatory. 

• The rating given to somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them. 

• Somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them.