Before choosing a major, she spent weeks pondering the long-term implications of each academic path.
在选择专业之前，她花了数周时间深思每条学术道路的长期影响。
Which choice best defines “ponder”?
A — Think about carefully. “ponder” means think about carefully.
Which word means “think about carefully”?
B — ponder. “ponder” means think about carefully.
ponder — think about carefully. In Chinese: 沉思，考虑.
ponder is pronounced /ˈpɑːndər/.
Before choosing a major, she spent weeks pondering the long-term implications of each academic path. (在选择专业之前，她花了数周时间深思每条学术道路的长期影响。)
contemplate, deliberate, reflect — all close in meaning to ponder (think about carefully).
ignore, dismiss — each the opposite of ponder (think about carefully).
Yes. ponder 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.
ponder (carefully think about)