Adding a coat of white paint can brighten a dim hallway and make it feel more spacious.
涂一层白漆可以照亮昏暗的走廊，使其感觉更宽敞。
Which choice best defines “brighten”?
B — To make or become more light or cheerful. “brighten” means to make or become more light or cheerful.
Which word means “to make or become more light or cheerful”?
C — brighten. “brighten” means to make or become more light or cheerful.
brighten — to make or become more light or cheerful. In Chinese: 使明亮，使愉快.
brighten is pronounced /ˈbraɪtn/.
Adding a coat of white paint can brighten a dim hallway and make it feel more spacious. (涂一层白漆可以照亮昏暗的走廊，使其感觉更宽敞。)
illuminate, cheer, lighten — all close in meaning to brighten (to make or become more light or cheerful).
darken, dim — each the opposite of brighten (to make or become more light or cheerful).
Yes. brighten 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.