The team's spiritless performance in the second half, marked by slow passes and missed opportunities, disappointed the coach.
球队下半场无精打采的表现，传球缓慢且错失良机，令教练失望。
Which choice best defines “spiritless”?
A — Lacking energy or enthusiasm. “spiritless” means lacking energy or enthusiasm.
Which word means “lacking energy or enthusiasm”?
C — spiritless. “spiritless” means lacking energy or enthusiasm.
spiritless — lacking energy or enthusiasm. In Chinese: 无精打采的.
spiritless is pronounced /ˈspɪrɪtləs/.
The team's spiritless performance in the second half, marked by slow passes and missed opportunities, disappointed the coach. (球队下半场无精打采的表现，传球缓慢且错失良机，令教练失望。)
listless, languid, apathetic — all close in meaning to spiritless (lacking energy or enthusiasm).
energetic, enthusiastic — each the opposite of spiritless (lacking energy or enthusiasm).
Yes. spiritless 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.