The researcher felt growing anxiety as the expedition's supplies dwindled, knowing they were still days from the nearest settlement.
随着探险物资的减少，研究人员感到日益焦虑，因为他们知道距离最近的定居点还有数日路程。
Interviews conducted with retired professional musicians revealed that most did not cite performance anxiety or physical injury as their primary reason for retiring, but rather a gradual loss of enjoyment that developed after years of touring on a fixed schedule dictated by others.
From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas
A survey of college students found that those who studied with a consistent group of peers throughout a semester reported significantly less test-related anxiety than those who studied alone, even after accounting for total hours spent studying and prior exam performance.
From a Inferences question · Information and Ideas
A subsequent study by psychologist Ibrahim Osei replicated Fontaine's design with a different group of 140 students and found no exam advantage for the timed group, though they did report higher test-day anxiety, suggesting the original effect may not generalize to all student populations.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “anxiety”?
C — Worry, uneasiness. “anxiety” means worry, uneasiness.
Which word means “worry, uneasiness”?
C — anxiety. “anxiety” means worry, uneasiness.
anxiety — worry, uneasiness. In Chinese: 焦虑.
anxiety is pronounced /æŋˈzaɪəti/.
The researcher felt growing anxiety as the expedition's supplies dwindled, knowing they were still days from the nearest settlement. (随着探险物资的减少，研究人员感到日益焦虑，因为他们知道距离最近的定居点还有数日路程。)
worry, unease, concern — all close in meaning to anxiety (worry, uneasiness).
calm, confidence — each the opposite of anxiety (worry, uneasiness).
Yes. anxiety 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.
anxi(nervous)