The engineer's failure to inspect the bridge's corroded supports was deemed blameworthy by the safety review board.
工程师未能检查桥梁腐蚀的支撑结构，被安全审查委员会认定为应受责备的。
Which choice best defines “blameworthy”?
D — Deserving blame or criticism. “blameworthy” means deserving blame or criticism.
Which word means “deserving blame or criticism”?
A — blameworthy. “blameworthy” means deserving blame or criticism.
blameworthy — deserving blame or criticism. In Chinese: 应受责备的.
blameworthy is pronounced /ˈbleɪmˌwɜːrði/.
The engineer's failure to inspect the bridge's corroded supports was deemed blameworthy by the safety review board. (工程师未能检查桥梁腐蚀的支撑结构，被安全审查委员会认定为应受责备的。)
culpable, reprehensible, guilty — all close in meaning to blameworthy (deserving blame or criticism).
blameless, innocent — each the opposite of blameworthy (deserving blame or criticism).
Yes. blameworthy 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.