The laboratory's excellent record-keeping practices allowed researchers to accurately trace the source of the contamination.
实验室优秀的记录管理实践使研究人员能够准确追踪污染源。
Traditional cob construction techniques mix subsoil, straw, and water into a dense, moldable material shaped by hand into thick walls; this method not only requires minimal specialized equipment but also produces walls with excellent thermal mass, keeping interiors comfortable across seasonal temperature swings.
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Which choice best defines “excellent”?
B — Extremely good or outstanding. “excellent” means extremely good or outstanding.
Which word means “extremely good or outstanding”?
D — excellent. “excellent” means extremely good or outstanding.
excellent — extremely good or outstanding. In Chinese: 优秀的，极好的.
excellent is pronounced /ˈɛksələnt/.
The laboratory's excellent record-keeping practices allowed researchers to accurately trace the source of the contamination. (实验室优秀的记录管理实践使研究人员能够准确追踪污染源。)
superb, outstanding, exceptional — all close in meaning to excellent (extremely good or outstanding).
poor, inferior — each the opposite of excellent (extremely good or outstanding).
Yes. excellent 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.