Her gripping account of the polar expedition detailed how the team survived months of isolation on the ice.
她对极地探险扣人心弦的叙述，详细描述了团队如何在冰上孤立数月后幸存下来。
Which choice best defines “gripping”?
D — Very exciting or interesting. “gripping” means very exciting or interesting.
Which word means “very exciting or interesting”?
C — gripping. “gripping” means very exciting or interesting.
gripping — very exciting or interesting. In Chinese: 扣人心弦的.
gripping is pronounced /ˈɡrɪpɪŋ/.
Her gripping account of the polar expedition detailed how the team survived months of isolation on the ice. (她对极地探险扣人心弦的叙述，详细描述了团队如何在冰上孤立数月后幸存下来。)
captivating, compelling, riveting — all close in meaning to gripping (very exciting or interesting).
boring, tedious — each the opposite of gripping (very exciting or interesting).
Yes. gripping 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.