The small village sat on the verge of the vast desert, where the fertile soil gradually gave way to sand.
这个小村庄坐落在广阔沙漠的边缘，肥沃的土壤逐渐被沙子取代。
Which choice best defines “verge”?
B — Edge, border. “verge” means edge, border.
Which word means “edge, border”?
B — verge. “verge” means edge, border.
verge — edge, border. In Chinese: 边缘.
verge is pronounced /vɜːrdʒ/.
The small village sat on the verge of the vast desert, where the fertile soil gradually gave way to sand. (这个小村庄坐落在广阔沙漠的边缘，肥沃的土壤逐渐被沙子取代。)
brink, edge, threshold — all close in meaning to verge (edge, border).
center, interior — each the opposite of verge (edge, border).
Yes. verge 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.
verge (edge)