Climbing the steep mountain trail proved exhausting, yet the panoramic view from the summit rewarded every step.
攀登陡峭的山路令人疲惫不堪，但山顶的全景视野让每一步都值得。
Which choice best defines “exhausting”?
D — Very tiring. “exhausting” means very tiring.
Which word means “very tiring”?
C — exhausting. “exhausting” means very tiring.
exhausting — very tiring. In Chinese: 令人疲惫的.
exhausting is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪŋ/.
Climbing the steep mountain trail proved exhausting, yet the panoramic view from the summit rewarded every step. (攀登陡峭的山路令人疲惫不堪，但山顶的全景视野让每一步都值得。)
tiring, draining, fatiguing — all close in meaning to exhausting (very tiring).
refreshing, invigorating — each the opposite of exhausting (very tiring).
Yes. exhausting 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.