Rocks protrude from the cliff face, creating precarious ledges for nesting seabirds.
岩石从悬崖表面突出，为筑巢的海鸟形成了危险的岩架。
Which choice best defines “protrude”?
D — To stick out. “protrude” means to stick out.
Which word means “to stick out”?
C — protrude. “protrude” means to stick out.
protrude — to stick out. In Chinese: 突出.
protrude is pronounced /prəˈtruːd/.
Rocks protrude from the cliff face, creating precarious ledges for nesting seabirds. (岩石从悬崖表面突出，为筑巢的海鸟形成了危险的岩架。)
jut, project, extend — all close in meaning to protrude (to stick out).
recede, retract — each the opposite of protrude (to stick out).
Yes. protrude 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.