The committee proposed a series of reforms to the municipal waste management system, aiming to increase recycling rates and reduce landfill use.
委员会提出了一系列市政垃圾管理系统的改革方案，旨在提高回收率并减少垃圾填埋。
Which choice best defines “reform”?
B — Make changes for improvement. “reform” means make changes for improvement.
Which word means “make changes for improvement”?
A — reform. “reform” means make changes for improvement.
reform — make changes for improvement. In Chinese: 改革，改良.
reform is pronounced /rɪˈfɔːrm/.
The committee proposed a series of reforms to the municipal waste management system, aiming to increase recycling rates and reduce landfill use. (委员会提出了一系列市政垃圾管理系统的改革方案，旨在提高回收率并减少垃圾填埋。)
improve, revise, overhaul — all close in meaning to reform (make changes for improvement).
worsen, corrupt — each the opposite of reform (make changes for improvement).
Yes. reform 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.
re(again)+form(create)