Her confession that she had falsified the data came only after months of internal investigation.
在长达数月的内部调查之后，她才承认自己篡改了数据。
Which choice best defines “confession”?
C — Admitting the truth or fault. “confession” means admitting the truth or fault.
Which word means “admitting the truth or fault”?
C — confession. “confession” means admitting the truth or fault.
confession — admitting the truth or fault. In Chinese: 供认，忏悔.
confession is pronounced /kənˈfeʃən/.
Her confession that she had falsified the data came only after months of internal investigation. (在长达数月的内部调查之后，她才承认自己篡改了数据。)
admission, acknowledgment, disclosure — all close in meaning to confession (admitting the truth or fault).
denial, concealment — each the opposite of confession (admitting the truth or fault).
Yes. confession 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.
confess (admit) + ion (noun)