SAT最常见的1000个词汇（E-2）

　　该词表中的词汇主要是针对美国学生挑选出来的，这1000个词汇是属于SAT考试中常出现但美国学生却不熟悉的词汇，因此该词表中的词汇难度较大。如果你是刚刚接触SAT的考生，最好不要立即使用该词表，推荐留在备考的最后阶段再使用。 

enervate (v.) to weaken, exhaust (Writing these sentences enervates me so much that I
will have to take a nap after I finish.)
enfranchise (v.) to grant the vote to (The Nineteenth Amendment enfranchised
women.)
engender (v.) to bring about, create, generate (During the Olympics, the victories of
U.S. athletes engender a patriotic spirit among Americans.)
enigmatic (adj.) mystifying, cryptic (That man wearing the dark suit and dark glasses is
so enigmatic that no one even knows his name.)

enmity (n.) ill will, hatred, hostility (Mark and Andy have clearly not forgiven each
other, because the enmity between them is obvious to anyone in their presence.)
ennui (n.) boredom, weariness (I feel such ennui 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 entails tearing down the
old one.)
enthrall (v.) to charm, hold spellbound (The sailor’s stories of fighting off sharks and
finding ancient treasures enthralled his young son.)
ephemeral (adj.) short-lived, fleeting (She promised she’d love me forever, but her
“forever” was only ephemeral: 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 epistolary relationship that we write each
other every day.)
epitome (n.) a perfect example, embodiment (My mother, the epitome of good taste,
always dresses more elegantly than I do.)
equanimity (n.) composure (Even though he had just been fired, Mr. Simms showed
great equanimity by neatly packing up his desk and wishing everyone in the office
well.)
equivocal (adj.) ambiguous, uncertain, undecided (His intentions were so equivocal
that I didn’t know whether he was being chivalrous or sleazy.)
erudite (adj.) learned (My Latin teacher is such an erudite 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 eschews all
green food.)
esoteric (adj.) understood by only a select few (Even the most advanced students
cannot understand the physicist’s esoteric theories.)
espouse (v.) to take up as a cause, support (I love animals so much that I espouse animal
rights.)
ethereal (adj.) heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refined (In her flowing silk gown and
lace veil, the bride looked ethereal.)
etymology (n.) the history of words, their origin and development (From the study of
etymology, I know that the word “quixotic” derives from Don Quixote and the
word “gaudy” refers to the Spanish architect Gaudí.)

euphoric (adj.) elated, uplifted (I was euphoric when I found out that my sister had
given birth to twins.)
evanescent (adj.) fleeting, momentary (My joy at getting promoted was evanescent
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 evince 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 exacerbated my fears of the dark.)
exalt (v.) to glorify, praise (Michael Jordan is the figure in basketball we exalt the most.)
exasperate (v.) to irritate, irk (George’s endless complaints exasperated his roomate.)
excavate (v.) to dig out of the ground and remove (The pharaoh’s treasures were
excavated by archeologists in Egypt.)
exculpate (v.) to free from guilt or blame, exonerate (My discovery of the ring behind
the dresser exculpated me from the charge of having stolen it.)
excursion (n.) a trip or outing (After taking an excursion to the Bronx Zoo, I dreamed
about pandas and monkeys.)
execrable (adj.) loathsome, detestable (Her pudding is so execrable that it makes me
sick.)
exhort (v.) to urge, prod, spur (Henry exhorted his colleagues to join him in protesting
against the university’s hiring policies.)
exigent (adj.) urgent, critical (The patient has an exigent need for medication, or else he
will lose his sight.)
exonerate (v.) to free from guilt or blame, exculpate (The true thief’s confession
exonerated the man who had been held in custody for the crime.)
exorbitant (adj.) excessive (Her exorbitant 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 expedient move by tabling all controversial
legislation.)
expiate (v.) to make amends for, atone (To expiate my selfishness, I gave all my profits to
charity.)