The volcanic eruption left the surrounding soil infertile, forcing farmers to abandon their crops for decades.
火山喷发使周围土壤变得贫瘠，迫使农民放弃耕作数十年。
Which choice best defines “infertile”?
C — Unable to reproduce. “infertile” means unable to reproduce.
Which word means “unable to reproduce”?
B — infertile. “infertile” means unable to reproduce.
infertile — unable to reproduce. In Chinese: 不育的.
infertile is pronounced /ɪnˈfɜːrtaɪl/.
The volcanic eruption left the surrounding soil infertile, forcing farmers to abandon their crops for decades. (火山喷发使周围土壤变得贫瘠，迫使农民放弃耕作数十年。)
barren, sterile, unproductive — all close in meaning to infertile (unable to reproduce).
fertile, productive — each the opposite of infertile (unable to reproduce).
Yes. infertile 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.