The lack of reliable internet access proved a significant impediment to the rural students' online learning.
缺乏可靠的互联网接入成为农村学生在线学习的重大障碍。
Which choice best defines “impediment”?
D — Something that makes progress or movement difficult. “impediment” means something that makes progress or movement difficult.
Which word means “something that makes progress or movement difficult”?
C — impediment. “impediment” means something that makes progress or movement difficult.
impediment — something that makes progress or movement difficult. In Chinese: 障碍，阻碍.
impediment is pronounced /ɪmˈpɛdɪmənt/.
The lack of reliable internet access proved a significant impediment to the rural students' online learning. (缺乏可靠的互联网接入成为农村学生在线学习的重大障碍。)
obstacle, barrier, hindrance — all close in meaning to impediment (something that makes progress or movement difficult).
aid, assistance — each the opposite of impediment (something that makes progress or movement difficult).
Yes. impediment 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.