Before the exam, she would meditate for ten minutes each morning to clear her mind and reduce anxiety.
考试前，她每天早晨冥想十分钟，以清空思绪、减轻焦虑。
Which choice best defines “meditate”?
A — To focus the mind for relaxation or spiritual purposes. “meditate” means to focus the mind for relaxation or spiritual purposes.
Which word means “to focus the mind for relaxation or spiritual purposes”?
C — meditate. “meditate” means to focus the mind for relaxation or spiritual purposes.
meditate — to focus the mind for relaxation or spiritual purposes. In Chinese: 冥想，沉思.
meditate is pronounced /ˈmɛdɪteɪt/.
Before the exam, she would meditate for ten minutes each morning to clear her mind and reduce anxiety. (考试前，她每天早晨冥想十分钟，以清空思绪、减轻焦虑。)
contemplate, ponder, reflect — all close in meaning to meditate (to focus the mind for relaxation or spiritual purposes).
act, ignore — each the opposite of meditate (to focus the mind for relaxation or spiritual purposes).
Yes. meditate 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.