The cafeteria's tasteless soup lacked any seasoning, leaving diners dissatisfied with the bland meal.
食堂的无味汤缺少任何调味料,让用餐者对这顿乏味的饭菜感到不满。
Which choice best defines “tasteless”?
B — Lacking flavor or style. “tasteless” means lacking flavor or style.
Which word means “lacking flavor or style”?
B — tasteless. “tasteless” means lacking flavor or style.
tasteless — lacking flavor or style. In Chinese: 无味的,无品位的.
tasteless is pronounced /ˈteɪstləs/.
The cafeteria's tasteless soup lacked any seasoning, leaving diners dissatisfied with the bland meal. (食堂的无味汤缺少任何调味料,让用餐者对这顿乏味的饭菜感到不满。)
bland, unappealing, vapid — all close in meaning to tasteless (lacking flavor or style).
flavorful, tasteful — each the opposite of tasteless (lacking flavor or style).
Yes. tasteless 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.