A peremptory note from the editor gave the author two days to cut the article by a third.
编辑一纸不容置疑的通知，要求作者两天内把文章删掉三分之一。
Which choice best defines “peremptory”?
A — Imperiously commanding; final.. “peremptory” means Imperiously commanding; final..
Which word means “Imperiously commanding; final.”?
A — peremptory. “peremptory” means Imperiously commanding; final..
peremptory — Imperiously commanding; final.. In Chinese: 专横的；不容置疑的.
peremptory is pronounced //pəˈrɛmptəri//.
A peremptory note from the editor gave the author two days to cut the article by a third. (编辑一纸不容置疑的通知，要求作者两天内把文章删掉三分之一。)
imperious, commanding, categorical — all close in meaning to peremptory (Imperiously commanding; final.).
tentative, deferential — each the opposite of peremptory (Imperiously commanding; final.).
Yes. peremptory 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.
per- + empt(拿) → 一把定了 → 断然。