The novel is read today as satire, though its first audiences took its exaggerated proposals at face value.
这部小说如今被视作讽刺作品，尽管最初的读者把其中夸张的主张当了真。
Which choice best defines “satire”?
B — The use of ridicule to expose folly.. “satire” means The use of ridicule to expose folly..
Which word means “The use of ridicule to expose folly.”?
C — satire. “satire” means The use of ridicule to expose folly..
satire — The use of ridicule to expose folly.. In Chinese: 讽刺；讽刺作品.
satire is pronounced //ˈsætaɪə//.
The novel is read today as satire, though its first audiences took its exaggerated proposals at face value. (这部小说如今被视作讽刺作品，尽管最初的读者把其中夸张的主张当了真。)
parody, mockery, lampoon — all close in meaning to satire (The use of ridicule to expose folly.).
Yes. satire 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.
satire → 讽世之作。