SAT VOCAB 3

What is the best definition of the word edifice?

• To suffer patiently or continue through difficulty

• Causing one to feel unsettled or confused

• A circumstance or influence that contributes to a result

• A large, imposing building or structure

What is the best definition of the word Elizabethan?

• Concerned with beauty or artistic impact

• Relating to the period of Queen Elizabeth I's reign

• The quality of being genuine or real

• To present reasons in support or against something

What is the best definition of the word elusive?

• Soon or shortly (archaic)

• Evoking interest or admiration powerfully

• A disagreement or argument

• Difficult to find, catch, or understand

What is the best definition of the word emigrate?

• Most powerful or influential

• Soon or shortly (archaic)

• To leave one's own country to live in another

• To occur at the same time

What is the best definition of the word encourage?

• To accept or allow behavior that is wrong

• Combining well to enhance or complete

• Providing an advantage; favorable

• To give support, confidence, or hope

What is the best definition of the word engulfs?

• A formal discussion on a particular topic

• Completely covers or surrounds

• Basic or simple; easy to understand

• Relating to or about something

What is the best definition of the word enhance?

• A person chosen to represent others or to assign a task

• To assign or officially choose for a purpose

• A direct or natural consequence or result

• To improve or increase the quality or value of something

What is the best definition of the word ensure?

• To direct attention or effort toward something

• Serving as a perfect example of something

• A large, imposing building or structure

• To make certain that something will happen

What is the best definition of the phrase enthusiasm for?

• Originated from or based on

• Refused to give or grant

• Intense and eager enjoyment or interest in something

• A device that increases speed

What is the best definition of the word epitomizing?

• To regard something as being caused by

• Serving as a perfect example of something

• To make something clearer or easier to understand

• Relating to two parts or things