Without adequate rainfall, the young saplings began to wither, their leaves curling and turning brown within weeks.
由于缺乏足够的降雨，幼树开始枯萎，它们的叶子在几周内卷曲并变成棕色。
Which choice best defines “wither”?
C — Shrivel; decay; fade. “wither” means shrivel; decay; fade.
Which word means “shrivel; decay; fade”?
D — wither. “wither” means shrivel; decay; fade.
wither — shrivel; decay; fade. In Chinese: 枯萎；衰弱.
wither is pronounced /ˈwɪðər/.
Without adequate rainfall, the young saplings began to wither, their leaves curling and turning brown within weeks. (由于缺乏足够的降雨，幼树开始枯萎，它们的叶子在几周内卷曲并变成棕色。)
shrivel, fade, decline — all close in meaning to wither (shrivel; decay; fade).
flourish, thrive — each the opposite of wither (shrivel; decay; fade).
Yes. wither is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. 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.
wither (wither, Old English) → wither, decay.