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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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Last updated: January 12, 2022
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First submittedJanuary 12, 2022
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1. Egalitarian (adjective)
Feminine
Characterized by social equality
Related to precious metals
Fast and powerful
The egalitarian principles of the Soviet Revolution were quickly discarded
2. Eloquent (adjective)
Related to beautiful handwriting
Oozing
Persuasive; well-spoken
Given towards flattery
Even eloquent speakers often fear speaking in public
3. Eclectic (adjective)
Highly unorthodox
Difficult to understand
Related to the supernatural
Selecting the best of various different styles
His eclectic taste in music ranged from bebop to country western
4. Empirical (adjective)
Evil and revolting
Precise
Based on actual experience or observations
Related to an empire
There is no empirical evidence of the existence of angels
5. Edify (verb)
To give instruction for the purposes of intellectual or moral improvement
To invalidate
To make sea-worthy
To deliberately confuse another person
The pastor edified his congregation with stories from the Bible
6. Ebullient (adjective)
Enthusiastic
Having a rich, meaty flavor
Acidic; caustic
Sexually adventurous
The cheerleaders remained ebullient despite the score
7. Ephemera (noun)
Things which are short-lived
A soft light
A priesthood or other holy order
A ghost
Her room contained posters of teenage idols and other ephemera of childhood
8. Extrovert (noun)
A group of vehicles moving together
An outgoing person
A structure that juts into a body of water
A piece that is broken off from something larger
Extroverts quickly feel restless if forced to spend time alone
9. Etymology (noun)
The study of fungi
The study of dreams
The study of insects
The study of word origins
10. Ennui (noun)
A castrated man
A French song often played with an accordion
A passageway between two parts of a building
Boredom; world weariness
Despite endless parties and accolades, the celebrity's life was filled with deep ennui
11. Enigma (noun)
An overly complicated machine
A ghost
A medical disorder that does not have a cure
A riddle
Bob Dylan's lyrics are an enigma
12. Euphemism (noun)
A mercy killing
The removal of undesirable traits from the gene pool
A statement which accidentally reveals the truth
A inoffensive expression substituted for a something potentially offensive
The Victorians invented many euphemisms for sex
13. Erudite (adjective)
Causing strong emotions
Extremely hard
Learned, scholarly
Glowing with bright light
To become erudite, one must read heavily
14. Equivocate (verb)
To measure
To express oneself in a vague manner to avoid committing oneself
To flee hastily
To make equal by leveling outliers
When asked if he favored invading Iraq, the politician equivocated
15. Esoteric (adjective)
Understood only by a small group of enlightened people
Diverging from established norms
Native to a particular place
Nearly extinct or forgotten
Mathematical research papers contain so much esoteric knowledge they are practically impossible to read
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Level 72
Jan 15, 2022
Not convinced about the use of the word 'designed' in the answers for ephemera and esoteric. Something can be unintentionally ephemeral or esoteric.
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Level ∞
Jan 15, 2022
Agreed. Don't know why I wrote them that way. The definitions have been fixed.
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Level 69
Jan 15, 2022
Some of the "good" definitions are actually incorrect. For instance eclectic does not carry any notion of quality, it means it is very diverse, coming from a wide range of sources/origine.
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Level ∞
Jan 15, 2022
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eclectic

1. Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.

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Level 61
Jan 25, 2022
Wow. Hard disagree with this one. It's absurd to make your argument on one source. I'm not arguing that a variant of the word may follow your definition (or perhaps once did). But eclectic is not an obscure word. It's used commonly to express a certain diversity of interest, etc. The idea that someone with eclectic taste or eclectic habits is selecting the "BEST of various different styles" is not how speakers of the English language use the term.
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Level 68
Sep 30, 2022
+1 on the "hard disagree"
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Level 81
Jan 16, 2022
I think including 'esoteric' in this quiz is quite appropriate. As is the fact that it's got the lowest % of correct guesses (when I'm writing this)! :)
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Level 79
Jan 24, 2022
I only missed ephemera!!
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Level 58
Jan 24, 2022
Nice quiz!

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.

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Level 79
Jan 24, 2022
It's a very esoteric word, many don't get it.
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Level 65
Jan 24, 2022
The fun part is, your hard words are almost all from latin or greek language, that is, common words for romance language speakers. Easy peasy!
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Level 27
Jan 24, 2022
You spell “extravert” with an “a”.
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Level 48
Jan 24, 2022
No...
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Level 68
Jan 26, 2022
It checks out!

Extravert (noun) : a person possessing a superfluous amount of vert.

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Level 68
Jan 24, 2022
Great! Will there be a series please?
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Level 67
Jan 24, 2022
Question #14: see under Quarterbacks, Green Bay.
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Level 67
Jan 26, 2022
I guess you could say esoteric is somewhat of an esoteric word hmm
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Level 75
Jan 28, 2022
I guess several people already did... :p
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Level 27
Jan 26, 2022
Ok, here’s the story about “extravert”. I have seen it spelled both ways, and apparently, upon investigation, either is acceptable.

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.