The teacher's detailed feedback encouraged students to revise their essays with greater attention to evidence.
老师的详细反馈鼓励学生更注重证据来修改他们的论文。
Which choice best defines “encourage”?
B — Give support, confidence. “encourage” means give support, confidence.
Which word means “give support, confidence”?
A — encourage. “encourage” means give support, confidence.
encourage — give support, confidence. In Chinese: 鼓励，支持.
encourage is pronounced /ɪnˈkɜːrɪdʒ/.
The teacher's detailed feedback encouraged students to revise their essays with greater attention to evidence. (老师的详细反馈鼓励学生更注重证据来修改他们的论文。)
support, promote, foster — all close in meaning to encourage (give support, confidence).
discourage, deter — each the opposite of encourage (give support, confidence).
Yes. encourage 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.
en(make)+courage(bravery)