The astronomer's brilliant hypothesis about the distant galaxy's formation was later confirmed by telescopic observations.
这位天文学家关于遥远星系形成的出色假说后来得到了望远镜观测的证实。
Which choice best defines “brilliant”?
D — Very bright, clever. “brilliant” means very bright, clever.
Which word means “very bright, clever”?
C — brilliant. “brilliant” means very bright, clever.
brilliant — very bright, clever. In Chinese: 明亮的，才华横溢.
brilliant is pronounced /ˈbrɪljənt/.
The astronomer's brilliant hypothesis about the distant galaxy's formation was later confirmed by telescopic observations. (这位天文学家关于遥远星系形成的出色假说后来得到了望远镜观测的证实。)
radiant, luminous, ingenious — all close in meaning to brilliant (very bright, clever).
dim, dull — each the opposite of brilliant (very bright, clever).
Yes. brilliant 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.
bril(light)＋liant(adjective)