转眼间寒假已经过去，很多同学即将迎来2025年的第一次SAT考试。有的可能是即将第一次真正见到SAT本T，有的可能在2024年已经和它有了一些美好回忆。接下来就让我们一起来回顾一下过去这一年让我们印(shen)象(wu)深(tong)刻(jue)的单词吧！
SAT单词入场小挑战
既然是年度单词奖，也有请前来捧场的小伙伴们参与一个词汇题小挑战，限时30秒，挑战成功有惊喜！
Although it seems ridiculous and useless to study old newspaper clippings and candy wrappers, these old newspapers, advertising leaflets, posters, and candy wrappers are actually able to ______ the shifts in people’s behavior and values in the past and are therefore very valuable for this study.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A.preclude
Bevince
C.mitigate
D.induce
好的，大家心中都有答案了吗？
接下来答案揭晓：选择【B. evince】的同学们，请领取SVIP席位邀请函，提前进入会场~ 你们将在颁奖典礼上获得拥有绝佳视野的座位，以及优先认识每一位单词候选人的机会！
选择了其他选项的同学们：这道题的induce是一个干扰选项，它和evince看似有那么一些共同之处，实则不然。evince是指“表明/ to show”，而induce是“导致/ to cause”。过去的一些小物件，比如旧报纸、糖纸等，能够展现过去的变化，但不是导致了过去的变化，这一点非常重要。接下来，也欢迎有序入场~ 我们的颁奖仪式马上开始！
SAT单词年度最佳逆袭奖
有这样一个单词，早在第一批机考SAT官方公开题目中就有它的身影……历经多次考试，它化身以下这道词汇题的选项之一驰骋考场，猜猜它是谁呢？
The Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, is a massive mosque that can accommodate approximately 200,000 people at once, making it an ______ sight to behold.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A.idealized
B.intricate
C.imposing
D.illusory
获奖者揭晓：imposing
身份介绍：(adj.) impressive to look at; making a strong impression壮观的；使人印象深刻的
答对的同学，请给它，也给自己热烈的掌声~
相信有同学能回忆起上一次见到它的场景：
The following text is from Charlotte Forten Grimké’s 1888 poem “At Newport.”
Oh, deep delight to watch the gladsome waves
Exultant leap upon the rugged rocks;
Ever repulsed, yet ever rushing on—
Filled with a life that will not know defeat;
To see the glorious hues of sky and sea.
The distant snowy sails, glide spirit like,
Into an unknown world, to feel the sweet
Enchantment of the sea thrill all the soul,
Clearing the clouded brain, making the heart
Leap joyous as it own bright, singing waves!
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined portion in the text as a whole?
A. It portrays the surroundings as an imposing and intimidating scene.
B. It characterizes the sea’s waves as a relentless and enduring force.
C. It conveys the speaker’s ambivalence about the natural world.
D. It draws a contrast between the sea’s waves and the speaker’s thoughts.
当时它还只是不起眼地藏在一个错误选项里，后来却升级为词汇填空题的正确选项，身份“高贵”了不止一点！如果有同学和它初识于微末，认真在词典里了解了它的生平，那么在实考中再次相遇时想必感慨良多——果然不放过题目中的任何一个生词是有回报的啊！
SAT单词年度最佳变脸奖
接下来的获奖选手可谓是技艺高超。下面这道题来自bluebook上的practice test，但在考场上，相同的French monarch话题，只是对文本最后两行进行一些小小的改动，就出现了好几组不同的选项，正确答案也随之变化。在场观众们可以来看看，在这题中它戴着的是哪个面具？
Whether the reign of a French monarch such as Hugh Capet or Henry I was historically consequential or relatively uneventful, its trajectory was shaped by questions of legitimacy and therefore cannot be understood without a corollary understanding of the factors that allowed the monarch to ______ his right to hold the throne.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A. reciprocate
B. annotate
C. buttress
D. disengage
获奖者揭晓：buttress
身份介绍：(v.) to support or give strength to somebody/something支持
你找到了吗？那你有没有信心揭开它的另外几个面具呢？比如，有时我们看到的是另外一组选项，其中没有buttress，取而代之的是“assert”；有时这道题的最后一部分会变为：… without a corollary understanding of the characteristics without which the monarch would have been forced to ______ the throne. 和前面最主要的区别就是“without which”，这样一来，空格处就可能变为“abandon”。当然，不管怎么变化，这段文本的核心内容都是一致的，虽然选项千变万化，但你还是可以比它技高一筹噢。
SAT单词年度最坑考生奖
不知道大家有没有想过，最容易出错的词汇题是哪种呢？选项单词特别难的？但有时，正确率更低的反而是某些词汇并不复杂的题目，某些我们非常熟悉的单词会暗中出手：
Postcranial skeletal pneumaticity (PSP) refers to the presence of extensions of an animal's lungs and air sacs inside its bones. Though such structures do not typically fossilize, they are believed to have been present in Tyrannosaurus, Sauroposeidon, and other Cretaceous theropods and sauropods. To _______ PSP from fossils, researchers look for indicators such as large foramina (holes in bones).
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A.infer
B.acquire
C.isolate
D.preserve
获奖者揭晓：infer
身份介绍：to reach an opinion or decide that something is true on the basis of information that is available推断
infer这个词相信大家都不陌生，在学习“Inferences”题型的时候更是天天见到，而且以上的四个选项都是简单词，但这题的正确率甚至不到50%！很多同学会选择acquire，没有注意到PSP “not typically fossilize” 并没有形成一个现在能看得见摸得着的结构，而只是在骨头中留下了一些空腔。所以，也不能因为题目单词简单就“轻敌”啊。
快乐的时光总是短暂，我们今天就先颁发这三个年度单词奖，希望大家对它们更加了解，更加熟悉。不知道大家心目中还有没有别的“词选”呢？如果你在备考SAT的过程中，也遇到过那些让你又爱又恨、印象深刻却又难以捉摸的单词，欢迎随时提名！它们或许会在下次的颁奖典礼上大放异彩，成为新的“获奖者”~
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