The desert's meager rainfall supports only a few hardy plant species that have adapted to extreme dryness.
沙漠微薄的降雨量只支持少数适应极端干燥的耐旱植物物种。
Which choice best defines “meager”?
A — Very small or insufficient. “meager” means very small or insufficient.
Which word means “very small or insufficient”?
D — meager. “meager” means very small or insufficient.
meager — very small or insufficient. In Chinese: 微薄的，贫乏的.
meager is pronounced /ˈmiːɡər/.
The desert's meager rainfall supports only a few hardy plant species that have adapted to extreme dryness. (沙漠微薄的降雨量只支持少数适应极端干燥的耐旱植物物种。)
scant, sparse, insufficient — all close in meaning to meager (very small or insufficient).
ample, abundant — each the opposite of meager (very small or insufficient).
Yes. meager 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.
meager(thin, little)