After the professor's clarification of the ambiguous diagram, the students could finally trace the flow of energy through the ecosystem.
教授澄清了那张模糊的图表后，学生们终于能够追踪能量在生态系统中的流动。
Which choice best defines “clarification”?
A — The action of making a statement or situation less confused. “clarification” means the action of making a statement or situation less confused.
Which word means “the action of making a statement or situation less confused”?
B — clarification. “clarification” means the action of making a statement or situation less confused.
clarification — the action of making a statement or situation less confused. In Chinese: 澄清，说明.
clarification is pronounced /ˌklærɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/.
After the professor's clarification of the ambiguous diagram, the students could finally trace the flow of energy through the ecosystem. (教授澄清了那张模糊的图表后，学生们终于能够追踪能量在生态系统中的流动。)
explanation, elucidation, explication — all close in meaning to clarification (the action of making a statement or situation less confused).
obfuscation, confusion — each the opposite of clarification (the action of making a statement or situation less confused).
Yes. clarification 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.