Overgrazing by livestock can impoverish the soil, reducing its ability to support native plant species.
牲畜过度放牧会使土壤贫瘠，降低其支持本地植物物种的能力。
Which choice best defines “impoverish”?
A — To make poor; deplete.. “impoverish” means To make poor; deplete..
Which word means “To make poor; deplete.”?
D — impoverish. “impoverish” means To make poor; deplete..
impoverish — To make poor; deplete.. In Chinese: 使贫穷;使枯竭;削弱.
impoverish is pronounced //ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃ//.
Overgrazing by livestock can impoverish the soil, reducing its ability to support native plant species. (牲畜过度放牧会使土壤贫瘠，降低其支持本地植物物种的能力。)
deplete, exhaust, bankrupt — all close in meaning to impoverish (To make poor; deplete.).
enrich, replenish — each the opposite of impoverish (To make poor; deplete.).
Yes. impoverish is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. 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.
im(使) + pover(贫穷,poverty) → 使变穷 → 使贫瘠。