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SAT Vocabulary Words Starting With E
Can you guess the definitions of these words that commonly appear on the Scholastic Aptitude Test?
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1. Egalitarian (adjective)
The egalitarian principles of the Soviet Revolution were quickly discarded
Characterized by social equality
Fast and powerful
Feminine
Related to precious metals
2. Eloquent (adjective)
Even eloquent speakers often fear speaking in public
Given towards flattery
Oozing
Persuasive; well-spoken
Related to beautiful handwriting
3. Eclectic (adjective)
His eclectic taste in music ranged from bebop to country western
Difficult to understand
Highly unorthodox
Related to the supernatural
Selecting the best of various different styles
4. Empirical (adjective)
There is no empirical evidence of the existence of angels
Based on actual experience or observations
Evil and revolting
Precise
Related to an empire
5. Edify (verb)
The pastor edified his congregation with stories from the Bible
To deliberately confuse another person
To give instruction for the purposes of intellectual or moral improvement
To invalidate
To make sea-worthy
6. Ebullient (adjective)
The cheerleaders remained ebullient despite the score
Acidic; caustic
Enthusiastic
Having a rich, meaty flavor
Sexually adventurous
7. Ephemera (noun)
Her room contained posters of teenage idols and other ephemera of childhood
A ghost
A priesthood or other holy order
A soft light
Things which are short-lived
8. Extrovert (noun)
Extroverts quickly feel restless if forced to spend time alone
A group of vehicles moving together
A piece that is broken off from something larger
A structure that juts into a body of water
An outgoing person
9. Etymology (noun)
The study of dreams
The study of fungi
The study of insects
The study of word origins
10. Ennui (noun)
Despite endless parties and accolades, the celebrity's life was filled with deep ennui
A French song often played with an accordion
A castrated man
A passageway between two parts of a building
Boredom; world weariness
11. Enigma (noun)
Bob Dylan's lyrics are an enigma
A ghost
A medical disorder that does not have a cure
A riddle
An overly complicated machine
12. Euphemism (noun)
The Victorians invented many euphemisms for sex
A inoffensive expression substituted for a something potentially offensive
A mercy killing
A statement which accidentally reveals the truth
The removal of undesirable traits from the gene pool
13. Erudite (adjective)
To become erudite, one must read heavily
Causing strong emotions
Extremely hard
Glowing with bright light
Learned, scholarly
14. Equivocate (verb)
When asked if he favored invading Iraq, the politician equivocated
To express oneself in a vague manner to avoid committing oneself
To flee hastily
To make equal by leveling outliers
To measure
15. Esoteric (adjective)
Mathematical research papers contain so much esoteric knowledge they are practically impossible to read
Diverging from established norms
Native to a particular place
Nearly extinct or forgotten
Understood only by a small group of enlightened people
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1. Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.
Quite a few words I never heard of, but I'm confused how "Esoteric" as an (from my point of view) widely known word could get the lowest percentage of correct guesses.
Extravert (noun) : a person possessing a superfluous amount of vert.
I have 2 reasons for saying an “a” is better.
1. Carl Jung coined the words introvert and extravert to begin with, so using the same spelling that the person who made up the word used is definitely correct.
2.”extra” is a common prefix that means outside, as in extraordinary, extraterrestrial, extravagant. “Extro” isn’t a prefix and it doesn’t mean anything.