The teacher's public correction of the student's mistake was meant to educate, not to humiliate.
老师公开纠正学生的错误是为了教育，而不是羞辱。
Which choice best defines “humiliate”?
C — Embarrass, make ashamed. “humiliate” means embarrass, make ashamed.
Which word means “embarrass, make ashamed”?
D — humiliate. “humiliate” means embarrass, make ashamed.
humiliate — embarrass, make ashamed. In Chinese: 羞辱，使丢脸.
humiliate is pronounced /hjuːˈmɪlieɪt/.
The teacher's public correction of the student's mistake was meant to educate, not to humiliate. (老师公开纠正学生的错误是为了教育，而不是羞辱。)
embarrass, shame, mortify — all close in meaning to humiliate (embarrass, make ashamed).
honor, praise — each the opposite of humiliate (embarrass, make ashamed).
Yes. humiliate 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.
humi(humble)+liate(cause)