The climax of the expedition came when the team finally reached the summit after weeks of grueling ascent.
探险的高潮出现在队伍经过数周的艰苦攀登终于到达顶峰之时。
Which choice best defines “climax”?
C — The most exciting point. “climax” means the most exciting point.
Which word means “the most exciting point”?
C — climax. “climax” means the most exciting point.
climax — the most exciting point. In Chinese: 高潮.
climax is pronounced /ˈklaɪmæks/.
The climax of the expedition came when the team finally reached the summit after weeks of grueling ascent. (探险的高潮出现在队伍经过数周的艰苦攀登终于到达顶峰之时。)
peak, apex, culmination — all close in meaning to climax (the most exciting point).
nadir, anticlimax — each the opposite of climax (the most exciting point).
Yes. climax 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.
cli(climb)+max(maximum)