During the long train ride, the talkative passenger shared detailed stories about his travels across the continent.
在漫长的火车旅途中，那位健谈的乘客分享了他穿越大陆旅行的详细故事。
Which choice best defines “talkative”?
D — Liking to talk a lot. “talkative” means liking to talk a lot.
Which word means “liking to talk a lot”?
C — talkative. “talkative” means liking to talk a lot.
talkative — liking to talk a lot. In Chinese: 健谈的，话多的.
talkative is pronounced /ˈtɔːkətɪv/.
During the long train ride, the talkative passenger shared detailed stories about his travels across the continent. (在漫长的火车旅途中，那位健谈的乘客分享了他穿越大陆旅行的详细故事。)
loquacious, chatty, garrulous — all close in meaning to talkative (liking to talk a lot).
quiet, reserved — each the opposite of talkative (liking to talk a lot).
Yes. talkative 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.