In the 1950s, computer pioneer Grace Hopper insisted that programming languages should resemble English rather than strings of numbers.
From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas
- It emits a smell resembling rotting flesh to attract carrion-feeding insects as pollinators.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
- At the time, most dolls marketed to children resembled infants rather than adults.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “resemble”?
D — To look like. “resemble” means to look like.
Which word means “to look like”?
C — resemble. “resemble” means to look like.
resemble — to look like. In Chinese: 像，类似.
resemble is pronounced /rɪˈzembl/.
In the 1950s, computer pioneer Grace Hopper insisted that programming languages should resemble English rather than strings of numbers.
Yes. resemble 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(again)+semble(resemble).