Excessive irrigation in the arid region depleted the underground aquifer faster than it could be replenished by rainfall.
干旱地区过度灌溉导致地下含水层耗竭的速度超过了降雨的补充速度。
A veterinarian claims that providing shelter dogs with regular scent-based enrichment activities, such as hidden treats, reduces stress-related behaviors like excessive barking more than providing additional toys alone does.
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Which choice best defines “excessive”?
B — Too much. “excessive” means too much.
Which word means “too much”?
C — excessive. “excessive” means too much.
excessive — too much. In Chinese: 过多的，极度的.
excessive is pronounced /ɪkˈsesɪv/.
Excessive irrigation in the arid region depleted the underground aquifer faster than it could be replenished by rainfall. (干旱地区过度灌溉导致地下含水层耗竭的速度超过了降雨的补充速度。)
immoderate, inordinate, extravagant — all close in meaning to excessive (too much).
moderate, insufficient — each the opposite of excessive (too much).
Yes. excessive 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.
ex(out)+cess(go)+ive(many)