SAT Reading & Writing · Words in Context
The professor's lecture style was notoriously ______, weaving through several tangential stories before eventually, and often only barely,…
The professor's lecture style was notoriously ______, weaving through several tangential stories before eventually, and often only barely, returning to the original point.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
Answer and explanation
Answer: A: digressive
The passage describes a lecture that wanders through unrelated tangents before barely returning to its point, which is precisely what digressive names: prone to straying from the main subject. Concise would mean brief and to the point, the opposite of what's described. Authoritative concerns confidence or expertise, not structural wandering. Rehearsed concerns preparation, unrelated to the described tangential structure.
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