The desert's shifting sand dunes under a full moon created a dreamlike landscape that seemed to defy the laws of physics.
满月下沙漠中移动的沙丘营造出一种梦幻般的景观，似乎违背了物理定律。
Which choice best defines “dreamlike”?
B — Having a quality of a dream. “dreamlike” means having a quality of a dream.
Which word means “having a quality of a dream”?
C — dreamlike. “dreamlike” means having a quality of a dream.
dreamlike — having a quality of a dream. In Chinese: 梦幻般的.
dreamlike is pronounced /ˈdriːmlaɪk/.
The desert's shifting sand dunes under a full moon created a dreamlike landscape that seemed to defy the laws of physics. (满月下沙漠中移动的沙丘营造出一种梦幻般的景观，似乎违背了物理定律。)
surreal, ethereal, unreal — all close in meaning to dreamlike (having a quality of a dream).
realistic, mundane — each the opposite of dreamlike (having a quality of a dream).
Yes. dreamlike 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.