A single luminous passage near the end does not redeem a novel whose middle chapters wander without purpose.
结尾附近一段出彩的文字，并不能弥补中间章节漫无目的的游离。
Which choice best defines “redeem”?
B — To make up for; recover or buy back.. “redeem” means To make up for; recover or buy back..
Which word means “To make up for; recover or buy back.”?
C — redeem. “redeem” means To make up for; recover or buy back..
redeem — To make up for; recover or buy back.. In Chinese: 弥补;挽回;赎回;兑现.
redeem is pronounced //rɪˈdiːm//.
A single luminous passage near the end does not redeem a novel whose middle chapters wander without purpose. (结尾附近一段出彩的文字，并不能弥补中间章节漫无目的的游离。)
recover, offset, reclaim — all close in meaning to redeem (To make up for; recover or buy back.).
forfeit — each the opposite of redeem (To make up for; recover or buy back.).
Yes. redeem is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. 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.
re(重新) + deem/em(拿,如 exempt) → 重新取回 → 赎回、挽回。