The towering marble columns of the museum's entrance seemed intimidating to first-time visitors, yet the exhibits inside were welcoming.
博物馆入口高耸的大理石柱对初次参观者来说似乎令人生畏，但里面的展品却令人感到亲切。
Which choice best defines “intimidating”?
A — Making you feel frightened or nervous. “intimidating” means making you feel frightened or nervous.
Which word means “making you feel frightened or nervous”?
A — intimidating. “intimidating” means making you feel frightened or nervous.
intimidating — making you feel frightened or nervous. In Chinese: 令人感到害怕的.
intimidating is pronounced /ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪŋ/.
The towering marble columns of the museum's entrance seemed intimidating to first-time visitors, yet the exhibits inside were welcoming. (博物馆入口高耸的大理石柱对初次参观者来说似乎令人生畏，但里面的展品却令人感到亲切。)
daunting, frightening, threatening — all close in meaning to intimidating (making you feel frightened or nervous).
reassuring, approachable — each the opposite of intimidating (making you feel frightened or nervous).
Yes. intimidating 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.