Modern corn is a descendant of a wild grass that was first cultivated in central Mexico about nine thousand years ago.
现代玉米是一种野生禾本科植物的后代，这种植物约在九千年前首次在墨西哥中部被栽培。
Which choice best defines “descendant”?
A — People who are the offspring of an ancestor. “descendant” means people who are the offspring of an ancestor.
Which word means “people who are the offspring of an ancestor”?
C — descendant. “descendant” means people who are the offspring of an ancestor.
descendant — people who are the offspring of an ancestor. In Chinese: 后代，子孙.
descendant is pronounced /dɪˈsɛndənt/.
Modern corn is a descendant of a wild grass that was first cultivated in central Mexico about nine thousand years ago. (现代玉米是一种野生禾本科植物的后代，这种植物约在九千年前首次在墨西哥中部被栽培。)
offspring, heir, progeny — all close in meaning to descendant (people who are the offspring of an ancestor).
ancestor, forebear — each the opposite of descendant (people who are the offspring of an ancestor).
Yes. descendant 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.