The archaeologists were delighted to uncover a perfectly preserved mosaic that revealed details of daily life in the ancient city.
考古学家们很高兴发现了一幅保存完好的马赛克，它揭示了古城日常生活的细节。
Which choice best defines “delighted”?
A — Very pleased. “delighted” means very pleased.
Which word means “very pleased”?
A — delighted. “delighted” means very pleased.
delighted — very pleased. In Chinese: 高兴的.
delighted is pronounced /dɪˈlaɪtɪd/.
The archaeologists were delighted to uncover a perfectly preserved mosaic that revealed details of daily life in the ancient city. (考古学家们很高兴发现了一幅保存完好的马赛克，它揭示了古城日常生活的细节。)
pleased, joyful, thrilled — all close in meaning to delighted (very pleased).
displeased, disappointed — each the opposite of delighted (very pleased).
Yes. delighted 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.