The botanist noted that the moist soil of the rainforest floor supports a remarkable diversity of fungi and invertebrates.
植物学家指出，雨林地面潮湿的土壤支持了真菌和无脊椎动物的显著多样性。
- It breathes partly through its skin, which must stay moist to absorb oxygen.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “moist”?
B — Slightly wet. “moist” means slightly wet.
Which word means “slightly wet”?
A — moist. “moist” means slightly wet.
moist — slightly wet. In Chinese: 潮湿的，微湿的.
moist is pronounced /mɔɪst/.
The botanist noted that the moist soil of the rainforest floor supports a remarkable diversity of fungi and invertebrates. (植物学家指出，雨林地面潮湿的土壤支持了真菌和无脊椎动物的显著多样性。)
damp, humid, dank — all close in meaning to moist (slightly wet).
dry, arid — each the opposite of moist (slightly wet).
Yes. moist 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.
moist (wet)