The museum sent an invitation to local educators for a private preview of its new archaeological exhibit.
博物馆向当地教育工作者发出了邀请，请他们参加新考古展览的私人预展。
Which choice best defines “invitation”?
A — A request to attend an event. “invitation” means a request to attend an event.
Which word means “a request to attend an event”?
B — invitation. “invitation” means a request to attend an event.
invitation — a request to attend an event. In Chinese: 邀请.
invitation is pronounced /ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/.
The museum sent an invitation to local educators for a private preview of its new archaeological exhibit. (博物馆向当地教育工作者发出了邀请，请他们参加新考古展览的私人预展。)
request, call, summons — all close in meaning to invitation (a request to attend an event).
rejection, refusal — each the opposite of invitation (a request to attend an event).
Yes. invitation 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.