The editor removed the gratuitous details from the article, as they distracted from the core scientific findings.
编辑删除了文章中无端的细节，因为它们分散了对核心科学发现的注意力。
Which choice best defines “gratuitous”?
B — Unwarranted; uncalled-for; free.. “gratuitous” means Unwarranted; uncalled-for; free..
Which word means “Unwarranted; uncalled-for; free.”?
B — gratuitous. “gratuitous” means Unwarranted; uncalled-for; free..
gratuitous — Unwarranted; uncalled-for; free.. In Chinese: 无端的；无偿的.
gratuitous is pronounced //ɡrəˈtjuːɪtəs//.
The editor removed the gratuitous details from the article, as they distracted from the core scientific findings. (编辑删除了文章中无端的细节，因为它们分散了对核心科学发现的注意力。)
unwarranted, uncalled-for, needless — all close in meaning to gratuitous (Unwarranted; uncalled-for; free.).
warranted, justified — each the opposite of gratuitous (Unwarranted; uncalled-for; free.).
Yes. gratuitous 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.
gratu(免费) → 白来的 → 无端。