The archaeologist's simple greeting to the local villagers opened a path to decades of collaborative excavation and discovery.
考古学家对当地村民简单的问候，为数十年的合作发掘与发现开辟了道路。
Which choice best defines “greeting”?
D — A polite word or sign of welcome or recognition. “greeting” means a polite word or sign of welcome or recognition.
Which word means “a polite word or sign of welcome or recognition”?
A — greeting. “greeting” means a polite word or sign of welcome or recognition.
greeting — a polite word or sign of welcome or recognition. In Chinese: 问候.
greeting is pronounced /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/.
The archaeologist's simple greeting to the local villagers opened a path to decades of collaborative excavation and discovery. (考古学家对当地村民简单的问候，为数十年的合作发掘与发现开辟了道路。)
salutation, hello, welcome — all close in meaning to greeting (a polite word or sign of welcome or recognition).
farewell, goodbye — each the opposite of greeting (a polite word or sign of welcome or recognition).
Yes. greeting 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.