JETTISON means to throw away or get rid of an unwanted item, idea, or person. For example, ships are sometimes forced to JETTISON cargo during an emergency.
Here’s what I know and don’t know about the use of JETTISON on the June 2025 SAT: Based upon a thorough review of Reddit posts about the June 2026 US SAT, I can confirm that JETTISON played an important role in a question. I can also report that most students in my SAT classes do not know what JETTISON means.
Unfortunately, I do not know precisely how SAT test writers used JETTISON. It is possible that the board of directors of a large company were forced to JETTISON a costly international project and redirect their financial resources to domestic operations.
JETTISON – to throw away or get rid of an unwanted item, idea, or person.