The greatest challenge for early cartographers was accurately representing the Earth's curved surface on a flat map.
早期制图师面临的最大挑战是准确地将地球的曲面表现在平面地图上。
Which choice best defines “greatest”?
B — Superlative of great; most excellent or most important. “greatest” means superlative of great; most excellent or most important.
Which word means “superlative of great; most excellent or most important”?
B — greatest. “greatest” means superlative of great; most excellent or most important.
greatest — superlative of great; most excellent or most important. In Chinese: 最伟大的.
greatest is pronounced /ˈɡreɪtɪst/.
The greatest challenge for early cartographers was accurately representing the Earth's curved surface on a flat map. (早期制图师面临的最大挑战是准确地将地球的曲面表现在平面地图上。)
finest, supreme, utmost — all close in meaning to greatest (superlative of great; most excellent or most important).
least, worst — each the opposite of greatest (superlative of great; most excellent or most important).
Yes. greatest 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.