The international organization provided financial aid to the drought-stricken region, enabling farmers to purchase new seeds and equipment.
国际组织向遭受干旱的地区提供财政援助，使农民能够购买新种子和设备。
Which choice best defines “aid”?
C — Help, assistance. “aid” means help, assistance.
Which word means “help, assistance”?
C — aid. “aid” means help, assistance.
aid — help, assistance. In Chinese: 援助，帮助.
aid is pronounced /eɪd/.
The international organization provided financial aid to the drought-stricken region, enabling farmers to purchase new seeds and equipment. (国际组织向遭受干旱的地区提供财政援助，使农民能够购买新种子和设备。)
assistance, help, support — all close in meaning to aid (help, assistance).
hindrance, obstruction — each the opposite of aid (help, assistance).
Yes. aid 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.
Similar in meaning to help.