1000 Most Common SAT Words 401-500

elicit

to bring forth, draw out, evoke

eloquent

expressive, articulate, moving

elucidate

to clarify, explain

elude

to evade, escape

emaciated

gầy gò, hốc hác
bony = cadaverous = gaunt =

embezzle

tham ô

emend

to correct or revise a written text
The text is currently being emended and will be published shortly.

eminent

distinguished, prominent, famous

emollient

helping to treat dry, sore skin

emote

to express emotion

empathy

sensitivity to another's feelings as if they were one's own

empirical

based on observation or experience

enamor

làm mê hoặc, say đắm (thường dùng nghĩa bị động)

encumber

đè nặng, cản trở, gây khó khăn
A heavy backpack can encumber your movement during the hike.

enervate

to weaken, exhaust: làm suy nhược, kiệt sức

enfranchise

trao quyền bầu cử

enigmatic

mystifying, cryptic: bí ẩn, khó hiểu

enmity

hostility: thù hằn

ennui

boredom, weariness

enthrall

to charm, hold spellbound

epistolary

relating to or contained in letters

epitome

a perfect example, embodiment

equanimity

composure=phlegm=sangfroid

erudite

uyên bác

eschew

to shun, avoid

espouse

to support an activity or opinion

ethereal

heavenly, exceptionally delicate or refined

etymology

the history of words, their origin and development: từ nguyên học

euphoric

elated, uplifted

evince

to show, reveal

exalt

to glorify, praise

exasperate

to irritate, irk

exculpate

to free from guilt or blame, exonerate

execrable

loathsome, detestable: very bad

exhort

to urge, prod, spur

exigent

urgent, critical

exorbitant

excessive

expedient

advisable, advantageous, serving one's self-interest

expiate

to make amends for, atone

expunge

to obliterate, eradicate

expurgate

to remove offensive or incorrect parts, usually of a book

extant

existing, not destroyed or lost

extraneous

irrelevant, extra, not necessary

extricate

to disentangle

exult

to rejoice

façade

the wall of a building

facile

easy, requiring little effort

fallacious

incorrect, misleading

fastidious

meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards

fathom

to understand, comprehend

fatuous

silly, foolish

fecund

fruitful, fertile

felicitous

well suited, apt

feral

wild, savage

fervent

ardent, passionate

fetid

having a foul odor

fetter

to chain, restrain

fickle

shifting in character, inconstant

fidelity

loyalty, devotion

flabbergasted

astounded

flaccid

limp, not firm or strong

flagrant

offensive, egregious

florid

flowery, ornate

flout

to disregard or disobey openly

foil

to thwart, frustrate, defeat

forbearance

patience, restraint, toleration

forlorn

lonely, abandoned, hopeless

forsake

to give up, renounce

fortitude

strength, guts

fortuitous

happening by chance, often lucky or fortunate

fractious

troublesome or irritable

fraught

(usually used with "with") filled or accompanied with

frenetic

frenzied, hectic, frantic

frivolous

of little importance, trifling

frugal

thrifty, economical

furtive

secretive, sly

garish

gaudy, in bad taste

gluttony

overindulgence in food or drink