The city council's approval of the new public library design came after months of community consultation and revision.
市议会对新公共图书馆设计的批准是在数月社区咨询和修改之后作出的。
Which choice best defines “approval”?
B — Agreement, permission. “approval” means agreement, permission.
Which word means “agreement, permission”?
B — approval. “approval” means agreement, permission.
approval — agreement, permission. In Chinese: 批准，认可.
approval is pronounced /əˈpruːvəl/.
The city council's approval of the new public library design came after months of community consultation and revision. (市议会对新公共图书馆设计的批准是在数月社区咨询和修改之后作出的。)
consent, sanction, endorsement — all close in meaning to approval (agreement, permission).
disapproval, rejection — each the opposite of approval (agreement, permission).
Yes. approval 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.
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