As a perfectionist, the manuscript editor meticulously checked every footnote and citation, ensuring the scholarly work met the highest standards.
作为完美主义者，这位手稿编辑一丝不苟地检查每一个脚注和引文，确保学术作品达到最高标准。
Which choice best defines “perfectionist”?
A — A person who refuses to accept any standard short of perfection. “perfectionist” means a person who refuses to accept any standard short of perfection.
Which word means “a person who refuses to accept any standard short of perfection”?
B — perfectionist. “perfectionist” means a person who refuses to accept any standard short of perfection.
perfectionist — a person who refuses to accept any standard short of perfection. In Chinese: 完美主义者.
perfectionist is pronounced /pərˈfɛkʃənɪst/.
As a perfectionist, the manuscript editor meticulously checked every footnote and citation, ensuring the scholarly work met the highest standards. (作为完美主义者，这位手稿编辑一丝不苟地检查每一个脚注和引文，确保学术作品达到最高标准。)
stickler, purist, meticulous person — all close in meaning to perfectionist (a person who refuses to accept any standard short of perfection).
slacker, careless person — each the opposite of perfectionist (a person who refuses to accept any standard short of perfection).
Yes. perfectionist 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.