Economic historians study how technological shifts in the nineteenth century altered patterns of rural poverty across Europe.
经济史学家研究十九世纪的技术变革如何改变了欧洲农村贫困的模式。
Which choice best defines “poverty”?
D — The state of being poor. “poverty” means the state of being poor.
Which word means “the state of being poor”?
C — poverty. “poverty” means the state of being poor.
poverty — the state of being poor. In Chinese: 贫困，贫穷.
poverty is pronounced /ˈpɑːvərti/.
Economic historians study how technological shifts in the nineteenth century altered patterns of rural poverty across Europe. (经济史学家研究十九世纪的技术变革如何改变了欧洲农村贫困的模式。)
destitution, indigence, penury — all close in meaning to poverty (the state of being poor).
wealth, affluence — each the opposite of poverty (the state of being poor).
Yes. poverty 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.
pover (poverty) + ty (noun).