Sophomoric: meaning and SAT practice

Sophomoric (adjective) means: Showing immature judgment or lack of serious thought.

Sophomoric in a sentence

The comedian's sophomoric jokes about bathroom humor made the audience groan.

Similar: immature, childish, juvenile, silly. Opposite: mature, sophisticated.

SAT-style practice: what does “sophomoric” most nearly mean?

The comedian's sophomoric jokes about bathroom humor made the audience groan.

As used in the sentence, “sophomoric” most nearly means

  1. immature
  2. sparkling
  3. bland
  4. ancient
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Answer: A. “sophomoric” means: Showing immature judgment or lack of serious thought. “immature” is the closest match in this sentence. The other choices are real SAT-level words, but none of them carries that meaning here.

On the digital SAT this is the “Words in Context” skill, about 7 of the 54 Reading and Writing questions. The test asks what a word means as used in the passage, so a word’s most common meaning is not always the answer. More of these, with full explanations, are on SAT Words in Context practice questions.

  • insensate: Lacking sensation, consciousness, or the ability to feel or understand.
  • cryptic: Mysterious and difficult to understand or interpret.
  • capacious: Large enough to hold or contain a lot of things.
  • docile: Easily taught, obedient, and not aggressive.
  • copious: Abundant in quantity, plentiful, existing in large amounts.
  • stoic: Showing little emotion, remaining calm under hardship.

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