Wolves that appear submissive during feeding are often the ones that later hold the pack together.
进食时显得顺从的狼,往往正是日后维系狼群的个体。
Which choice best defines “submissive”?
D — Meekly obedient.. “submissive” means Meekly obedient..
Which word means “Meekly obedient.”?
D — submissive. “submissive” means Meekly obedient..
submissive — Meekly obedient.. In Chinese: 顺从的;恭顺的.
submissive is pronounced //səbˈmɪsɪv//.
Wolves that appear submissive during feeding are often the ones that later hold the pack together. (进食时显得顺从的狼,往往正是日后维系狼群的个体。)
compliant, docile, yielding — all close in meaning to submissive (Meekly obedient.).
defiant, assertive — each the opposite of submissive (Meekly obedient.).
Yes. submissive 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.
sub(下) + miss(送) → 甘居人下。