The scientist's formal inquiry into the glacier's retreat revealed a pattern consistent with rising global temperatures.
科学家对冰川退缩的正式调查揭示了一种与全球气温上升相符的模式。
Which choice best defines “inquiry”?
B — A request for information. “inquiry” means a request for information.
Which word means “a request for information”?
A — inquiry. “inquiry” means a request for information.
inquiry — a request for information. In Chinese: 询问，调查.
inquiry is pronounced /ˈɪnkwəri/.
The scientist's formal inquiry into the glacier's retreat revealed a pattern consistent with rising global temperatures. (科学家对冰川退缩的正式调查揭示了一种与全球气温上升相符的模式。)
question, investigation, query — all close in meaning to inquiry (a request for information).
response, answer — each the opposite of inquiry (a request for information).
Yes. inquiry is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. 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.