Increasingly reclusive in later years, the mathematician corresponded with only a handful of former students.
晚年愈发离群索居的这位数学家，只与少数几位旧生保持通信。
Which choice best defines “reclusive”?
D — Avoiding company; solitary.. “reclusive” means Avoiding company; solitary..
Which word means “Avoiding company; solitary.”?
B — reclusive. “reclusive” means Avoiding company; solitary..
reclusive — Avoiding company; solitary.. In Chinese: 隐居的；遁世的.
reclusive is pronounced //rɪˈkluːsɪv//.
Increasingly reclusive in later years, the mathematician corresponded with only a handful of former students. (晚年愈发离群索居的这位数学家，只与少数几位旧生保持通信。)
solitary, withdrawn, retiring — all close in meaning to reclusive (Avoiding company; solitary.).
sociable, gregarious — each the opposite of reclusive (Avoiding company; solitary.).
Yes. reclusive 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.
同 recluse → 离群索居的。