Her inclination toward meticulous record-keeping made her an invaluable asset to the archaeological team.
她倾向于细致记录，这使她成为考古团队中不可或缺的人才。
Which choice best defines “inclination”?
A — A tendency or preference to think, act, or behave in a particular way. “inclination” means a tendency or preference to think, act, or behave in a particular way.
Which word means “a tendency or preference to think, act, or behave in a particular way”?
D — inclination. “inclination” means a tendency or preference to think, act, or behave in a particular way.
inclination — a tendency or preference to think, act, or behave in a particular way. In Chinese: 倾向，喜好.
inclination is pronounced /ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃn/.
Her inclination toward meticulous record-keeping made her an invaluable asset to the archaeological team. (她倾向于细致记录，这使她成为考古团队中不可或缺的人才。)
tendency, propensity, predilection — all close in meaning to inclination (a tendency or preference to think, act, or behave in a particular way).
aversion, disinclination — each the opposite of inclination (a tendency or preference to think, act, or behave in a particular way).
Yes. inclination is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. 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.
in(inside) + clin(lean) + -ation(noun suffix) → inclination, tendency.