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SAT Words 30
of 1000
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| enmity | (n.) ill will, hatred, hostility (Mark and Andy have clearly not forgiven each other, because the _____ between them is obvious to anyone in their presence.) |
| ennui | (n.) boredom, weariness (I feel such _____ that I don’t look forward to anything, not even my birthday party.) |
| entail | (v.) to include as a necessary step (Building a new fence _____ tearing down the old one.) |
| enthrall | (v.) to charm, hold spellbound (The sailor’s stories of fighting off sharks and finding ancient treasures _____d his young son.) |
| ephemeral | (adj.) short-lived, fleeting (She promised she’d love me forever, but her “forever” was only _____: she left me after one week.) |
| epistolary | (adj.) relating to or contained in letters (Some people call me “Auntie’s boy,” because my aunt and I have such a close _____ relationship that we write each other every day.) |
| epitome | (n.) a perfect example, embodiment (My mother, the _____ of good taste, always dresses more elegantly than I do.) |
| equanimity | (n.) composure (Even though he had just been fired, Mr. Simms showed great _____ by neatly packing up his desk and wishing everyone in the office well.) |
| equivocal | (adj.) ambiguous, uncertain, undecided (His intentions were so _____ that I didn’t know whether he was being chivalrous or sleazy.) |
| erudite | (adj.) learned (My Latin teacher is such an _____ scholar that he has translated some of the most difficult and abstruse ancient poetry.) |
| eschew | (v.) to shun, avoid (George hates the color green so much that he _____s all green food.) |
| esoteric | (adj.) understood by only a select few (Even the most advanced students cannot understand the physicist’s _____ theories.) |
| espouse | (v.) to take up as a cause, support (I love animals so much that I _____ animal rights.) |
| ethereal | (adj.) heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refined (In her flowing silk gown and lace veil, the bride looked _____.) |
| etymology | (n.) the history of words, their origin and development (From the study of _____, I know that the word “quixotic” derives from Don Quixote and the word “gaudy” refers to the Spanish architect Gaudí.) |
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