The scholarship committee sought candidates who demonstrated decent academic records and strong community involvement.
奖学金委员会寻找那些学业成绩体面且积极参与社区活动的候选人。
Which choice best defines “decent”?
C — Proper, respectable. “decent” means proper, respectable.
Which word means “proper, respectable”?
A — decent. “decent” means proper, respectable.
decent — proper, respectable. In Chinese: 体面的，正派的.
decent is pronounced /ˈdiːsnt/.
The scholarship committee sought candidates who demonstrated decent academic records and strong community involvement. (奖学金委员会寻找那些学业成绩体面且积极参与社区活动的候选人。)
respectable, proper, acceptable — all close in meaning to decent (proper, respectable).
indecent, improper — each the opposite of decent (proper, respectable).
Yes. decent 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.
decent(suitable)