The anticipation of the solar eclipse drew thousands of astronomers to the remote desert, where they set up telescopes and cameras.
对日食的期待吸引了数千名天文学家来到偏远的沙漠，他们架设了望远镜和相机。
Which choice best defines “anticipation”?
B — A feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen. “anticipation” means a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen.
Which word means “a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen”?
A — anticipation. “anticipation” means a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen.
anticipation — a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen. In Chinese: 期待，预期.
anticipation is pronounced /ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/.
The anticipation of the solar eclipse drew thousands of astronomers to the remote desert, where they set up telescopes and cameras. (对日食的期待吸引了数千名天文学家来到偏远的沙漠，他们架设了望远镜和相机。)
expectation, excitement, prospect — all close in meaning to anticipation (a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen).
dread, fear — each the opposite of anticipation (a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen).
Yes. anticipation 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.