In her essay on urban planning, the architect argued that public parks are essential for community health.
在她的关于城市规划的文章中，这位建筑师论证了公共公园对社区健康至关重要。
The essay opens with a vivid anecdote about a single honeybee lost from its hive.
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The essay opens with a vivid description of a single monarch butterfly navigating a highway overpass, then zooms out to discuss the species' entire migratory route from Canada to Mexico, and finally returns to that same overpass to describe conservation efforts underway there.
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The essay's final paragraph restates, in different words, the same central claim introduced in the first paragraph, this time supported by the evidence presented throughout the body of the essay.
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Which choice best defines “essay”?
B — Short written work. “essay” means short written work.
Which word means “short written work”?
A — essay. “essay” means short written work.
essay — short written work. In Chinese: 文章，随笔.
essay is pronounced /ˈeseɪ/.
In her essay on urban planning, the architect argued that public parks are essential for community health. (在她的关于城市规划的文章中，这位建筑师论证了公共公园对社区健康至关重要。)
composition, article, paper — all close in meaning to essay (short written work).
Yes. essay 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.
essay(prose)