Careful replication debunked the claim that the mineral could conduct electricity at room temperature.
严谨的重复实验揭穿了该矿物能在室温下导电的说法。
Which choice best defines “debunk”?
B — To expose as false.. “debunk” means To expose as false..
Which word means “To expose as false.”?
C — debunk. “debunk” means To expose as false..
debunk — To expose as false.. In Chinese: 揭穿；戳破.
debunk is pronounced //ˌdiːˈbʌŋk//.
Careful replication debunked the claim that the mineral could conduct electricity at room temperature. (严谨的重复实验揭穿了该矿物能在室温下导电的说法。)
disprove, refute, discredit — all close in meaning to debunk (To expose as false.).
substantiate, corroborate — each the opposite of debunk (To expose as false.).
Yes. debunk is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. 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.
de- + bunk(胡话) → 揭穿谎言。