The lecture on mineralogy proved insipid, lacking the vivid examples that had made the previous session engaging.
关于矿物学的讲座乏味无趣,缺少了上一场讲座中那些生动的例子。
Which choice best defines “insipid”?
A — Tasteless; dull.. “insipid” means Tasteless; dull..
Which word means “Tasteless; dull.”?
C — insipid. “insipid” means Tasteless; dull..
insipid — Tasteless; dull.. In Chinese: 乏味的;无味的.
insipid is pronounced //ɪnˈsɪpɪd//.
The lecture on mineralogy proved insipid, lacking the vivid examples that had made the previous session engaging. (关于矿物学的讲座乏味无趣,缺少了上一场讲座中那些生动的例子。)
bland, tasteless, vapid — all close in meaning to insipid (Tasteless; dull.).
flavorful, stimulating — each the opposite of insipid (Tasteless; dull.).
Yes. insipid 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.
in(无) + sip(味) → 没味道。