Although many sailors once avoided setting sail on Fridays, modern navigation relies on meteorology rather than superstition.
尽管许多水手过去避免在星期五启航，但现代航行依赖的是气象学而非迷信。
Which choice best defines “superstition”?
B — Irrational belief. “superstition” means irrational belief.
Which word means “irrational belief”?
C — superstition. “superstition” means irrational belief.
superstition — irrational belief. In Chinese: 迷信.
superstition is pronounced /ˌsuːpərˈstɪʃn/.
Although many sailors once avoided setting sail on Fridays, modern navigation relies on meteorology rather than superstition. (尽管许多水手过去避免在星期五启航，但现代航行依赖的是气象学而非迷信。)
myth, fallacy, old wives' tale — all close in meaning to superstition (irrational belief).
science, fact — each the opposite of superstition (irrational belief).
Yes. superstition 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.
super(over)+stition(stand)