Certain mushrooms in the forest are poisonous, so foragers must learn to distinguish them from edible varieties.
森林中的某些蘑菇是有毒的，因此采摘者必须学会将它们与可食用品种区分开来。
Which choice best defines “poisonous”?
C — Containing poison that is dangerous. “poisonous” means containing poison that is dangerous.
Which word means “containing poison that is dangerous”?
C — poisonous. “poisonous” means containing poison that is dangerous.
poisonous — containing poison that is dangerous. In Chinese: 有毒的.
poisonous is pronounced /ˈpɔɪzənəs/.
Certain mushrooms in the forest are poisonous, so foragers must learn to distinguish them from edible varieties. (森林中的某些蘑菇是有毒的，因此采摘者必须学会将它们与可食用品种区分开来。)
toxic, venomous, noxious — all close in meaning to poisonous (containing poison that is dangerous).
harmless, nonpoisonous — each the opposite of poisonous (containing poison that is dangerous).
Yes. poisonous 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.