The coastal ecosystem supports a diverse array of marine life, from tiny plankton to large predatory fish.
沿海生态系统支持着多样的海洋生物，从微小的浮游生物到大型掠食性鱼类。
Rock art discovered across the region depicts giraffes, hippopotamuses, and other animals that require significant water sources, evidence that the area supported a much wetter climate and diverse ecosystem thousands of years ago.
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Which choice best defines “diverse”?
C — Showing a great deal of variety; very different.. “diverse” means showing a great deal of variety; very different..
Which word means “showing a great deal of variety; very different.”?
A — diverse. “diverse” means showing a great deal of variety; very different..
diverse — showing a great deal of variety; very different.. In Chinese: 多样的，不同的.
diverse is pronounced /daɪˈvɜːrs/.
The coastal ecosystem supports a diverse array of marine life, from tiny plankton to large predatory fish. (沿海生态系统支持着多样的海洋生物，从微小的浮游生物到大型掠食性鱼类。)
varied, multifarious, heterogeneous — all close in meaning to diverse (showing a great deal of variety; very different.).
uniform, homogeneous — each the opposite of diverse (showing a great deal of variety; very different.).
Yes. diverse 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.
di-(apart) + -vers- (turn) → turn in different directions → different