The educated population in that region showed higher rates of civic participation and critical thinking.
该地区受过教育的人口表现出更高的公民参与率和批判性思维能力。
Which choice best defines “educated”?
B — Having received education. “educated” means having received education.
Which word means “having received education”?
C — educated. “educated” means having received education.
educated — having received education. In Chinese: 受过教育的.
educated is pronounced /ˈɛdʒʊkeɪtɪd/.
The educated population in that region showed higher rates of civic participation and critical thinking. (该地区受过教育的人口表现出更高的公民参与率和批判性思维能力。)
learned, informed, knowledgeable — all close in meaning to educated (having received education).
ignorant, uneducated — each the opposite of educated (having received education).
Yes. educated is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.