The wandering albatross can travel thousands of miles over open ocean without touching land.
漂泊信天翁可以在开阔的海洋上空飞行数千英里而不着陆。
Which choice best defines “wandering”?
D — Moving around without a fixed course. “wandering” means moving around without a fixed course.
Which word means “moving around without a fixed course”?
C — wandering. “wandering” means moving around without a fixed course.
wandering — moving around without a fixed course. In Chinese: 流浪的，漫游的.
wandering is pronounced /ˈwɒndərɪŋ/.
The wandering albatross can travel thousands of miles over open ocean without touching land. (漂泊信天翁可以在开阔的海洋上空飞行数千英里而不着陆。)
roaming, drifting, straying — all close in meaning to wandering (moving around without a fixed course).
settled, fixed — each the opposite of wandering (moving around without a fixed course).
Yes. wandering 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.