Despite the promising forecast, the hikers were reluctant to leave the safety of the mountain hut before dawn.
尽管天气预报很乐观，徒步者仍不情愿在天亮前离开山间小屋的安全庇护。
Which choice best defines “reluctant”?
C — Unwilling. “reluctant” means unwilling.
Which word means “unwilling”?
C — reluctant. “reluctant” means unwilling.
reluctant — unwilling. In Chinese: 不情愿的.
reluctant is pronounced /rɪˈlʌktənt/.
Despite the promising forecast, the hikers were reluctant to leave the safety of the mountain hut before dawn. (尽管天气预报很乐观，徒步者仍不情愿在天亮前离开山间小屋的安全庇护。)
hesitant, disinclined, loath — all close in meaning to reluctant (unwilling).
eager, willing — each the opposite of reluctant (unwilling).
Yes. reluctant 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.
re(against)+luct(pull)+ant(adj)