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E: SAT Words
ethnicity* (eth NIS i tee) n. classification of a cultural subgroup with a com- 103
mon cultural heritage or nationality
• Being of Ethiopian descent is an ethnicity.
• Having a Lithuanian heritage is an ethnicity.
• Speaking Spanish or English is a commonality of language but is not an
ethnicity.
evaluate (ee VAL yoo AYT) vt. 1. to find the value or amount of; 2. to judge the
worth or quality of something; appraise; 3. (math) to find the numerical value of
• The appraiser evaluated Kim’s oil painting as being worth between $1,500
and $2,000.
• Jorge evaluated the parcel of land as being too small for raising cattle.
• By solving the equation, Millie evaluated x to be 45.
[-d, evaluating, evaluation n.] [Syn. estimate]
evanescent (EV in ES int) adj. tending to be transitory; having the tendency to
pass or fade from sight; ephemeral
• The evanescent mist soon began to dissipate from the heat of the sun.
• The evanescent smoke from the cannon’s muzzle vanished within minutes.
[-ly adv.] [Syn. transient]
eventually (ee VENT yoo i lee) adv. finally; in the end; ultimately
• All things, good or bad, eventually come to an end.
• A trip around the world will eventually bring you back to your starting point.
[eventual adj.]

QUICK REVIEW #35

Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.

1. especially a. requisite
2. espouse b. moral
3. essence c. transient
4. essential d. heritage

5. establish e. unusually
6. esteem f. ultimately
7. ethical g. estimate
8. ethicist h. advocate
9. ethnicity i. found
10. evaluate j. moralist
11. evanescent k. entity
12. eventually l. appreciate