The cartoonist's irreverent portraits of famous scientists delighted students who had found the subject forbiddingly solemn.
漫画家对著名科学家不恭的描摹，让此前觉得这门学科过于严肃的学生大为开心。
Which choice best defines “irreverent”?
D — Lacking proper respect.. “irreverent” means Lacking proper respect..
Which word means “Lacking proper respect.”?
D — irreverent. “irreverent” means Lacking proper respect..
irreverent — Lacking proper respect.. In Chinese: 不敬的；无礼的.
irreverent is pronounced //ɪˈrɛvərənt//.
The cartoonist's irreverent portraits of famous scientists delighted students who had found the subject forbiddingly solemn. (漫画家对著名科学家不恭的描摹，让此前觉得这门学科过于严肃的学生大为开心。)
disrespectful, impudent, flippant — all close in meaning to irreverent (Lacking proper respect.).
respectful, solemn — each the opposite of irreverent (Lacking proper respect.).
Yes. irreverent 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.
ir(不) + reverent(恭敬) → 不恭。