Most Important SAT Vocabulary: INDISCERNIBLE 🌌

INDISCERNIBLE can describe anything that's hard to make out, whether it's a faint star in the night sky or a shadowy figure moving in the dark.

ℹ️ Part of speech of indiscernible

indiscernible is an ADJECTIVE.

🗣️ Pronunciation of indiscernible

indiscernible is pronounced /ˌɪn.dɪ.ˈsɜr.nə.bl̩/ or in-dih-SURN-uh-buhl.

📚️ Definition of indiscernible

indiscernible means not able to be seen or understood, or literally, not able to be discerned. Example: an indiscernible whisper.

📰 Examples of indiscernible

Here are some examples of indiscernible in usage:

• The whisper was so faint as to be indiscernible.

• The difference between the two wines was almost indiscernible.

🧠 Quick vocab quiz on indiscernible

Test yourself!

indiscernible most nearly means

(A) invisible.
(B) unimportant.
(C) unusual.
(D) hard to see or understand.
(E) inaudible.

And one more:

Which of the following could best be described as indiscernible?

(A) The taste of sugar in a sweet dish.
(B) The color of a car in broad daylight.
(C) The Milky Way in a city with heavy light pollution.
(D) The sound of a passing car.
(E) A bright full moon in a clear night sky.

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💁🏼 Tips on using the word indiscernible correctly

Indiscernible comes from the Latin word discernere, which means to separate. Nowadays, if something is indiscernible, it's hard to separate from its surroundings or context, because it's hard to see or understand.

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✅ Quiz answer/s

Answers:

• D, hard to see or understand.

• C, The Milky Way in a city with heavy light pollution. Explanation: The Milky Way would be hard to make out (i.e., indiscernible) in a city with heavy light pollution.

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