The uninhabited island served as a natural laboratory for studying how ecosystems develop without human interference.
这座无人居住的岛屿成为研究生态系统在没有人类干扰下如何演变的天然实验室。
Which choice best defines “uninhabited”?
A — Not lived in by people. “uninhabited” means not lived in by people.
Which word means “not lived in by people”?
B — uninhabited. “uninhabited” means not lived in by people.
uninhabited — not lived in by people. In Chinese: 无人居住的.
uninhabited is pronounced /ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtɪd/.
The uninhabited island served as a natural laboratory for studying how ecosystems develop without human interference. (这座无人居住的岛屿成为研究生态系统在没有人类干扰下如何演变的天然实验室。)
deserted, empty, vacant — all close in meaning to uninhabited (not lived in by people).
inhabited, populated — each the opposite of uninhabited (not lived in by people).
Yes. uninhabited 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.