Researchers gained access to the restricted archive after obtaining special permission from the university.
研究人员在获得大学特别许可后得以进入受限档案室。
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Which choice best defines “access”?
A — Approach, entry. “access” means approach, entry.
Which word means “approach, entry”?
A — access. “access” means approach, entry.
access — approach, entry. In Chinese: 进入，通道.
access is pronounced /ˈækses/.
Researchers gained access to the restricted archive after obtaining special permission from the university. (研究人员在获得大学特别许可后得以进入受限档案室。)
entry, admittance, entrance — all close in meaning to access (approach, entry).
exit, egress — each the opposite of access (approach, entry).
Yes. access is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. 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.
ac(arrive)+cess(go)