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SAT Words 31
of 1000
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| euphoric | (adj.) elated, uplifted (I was _____ when I found out that my sister had given birth to twins.) |
| evanescent | (adj.) fleeting, momentary (My joy at getting promoted was _____ because I discovered that I would have to work much longer hours in a less friendly office.) |
| evince | (v.) to show, reveal (Christopher’s hand-wringing and nail-biting _____ how nervous he is about the upcoming English test.) |
| exacerbate | (v.) to make more violent, intense (The gruesome and scary movie I saw last night _____d my fears of the dark.) |
| exalt | (v.) to glorify, praise (Michael Jordan is the figure in basketball we _____ the most.) |
| exasperate | (v.) to irritate, irk (George’s endless complaints _____d his roommate.) |
| excavate | (v.) to dig out of the ground and remove (The pharaoh’s treasures were _____d by archeologists in Egypt.) |
| exculpate | (v.) to free from guilt or blame, exonerate (My discovery of the ring behind the dresser _____d me from the charge of having stolen it.) |
| excursion | (n.) a trip or outing (After taking an _____ to the Bronx Zoo, I dreamed about pandas and monkeys.) |
| execrable | (adj.) loathsome, detestable (Her pudding is so _____ that it makes me sick.) |
| exhort | (v.) to urge, prod, spur (Henry _____d his colleagues to join him in protesting against the university’s hiring policies.) |
| exigent | (adj.) urgent, critical (The patient has an _____ need for medication, or else he will lose his sight.) |
| exonerate | (v.) to free from guilt or blame, exculpate (The true thief’s confession _____d the man who had been held in custody for the crime.) |
| exorbitant | (adj.) excessive (Her _____ praise made me blush and squirm in my seat.) |
| expedient | (adj.) advisable, advantageous, serving one’s self-interest (In his bid for reelection, the governor made an _____ move by tabling all controversial legislation.) |
| expiate | (v.) to make amends for, atone (To _____ my selfishness, I gave all my profits to charity.) |
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