The archaeological team documented steady progress in uncovering the ancient city's main marketplace and residential quarters.
考古团队记录了在发掘古城主要市场和居住区方面的稳步进展。
A psychologist claims that people are more likely to complete a long survey when they are shown a progress bar indicating how much of the survey remains, compared with when no progress indicator is shown.
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Which choice best defines “progress”?
C — The process of improving or developing something. “progress” means the process of improving or developing something.
Which word means “the process of improving or developing something”?
A — progress. “progress” means the process of improving or developing something.
progress — the process of improving or developing something. In Chinese: 进步，发展.
progress is pronounced /ˈprəʊɡres/.
The archaeological team documented steady progress in uncovering the ancient city's main marketplace and residential quarters. (考古团队记录了在发掘古城主要市场和居住区方面的稳步进展。)
advancement, development, improvement — all close in meaning to progress (the process of improving or developing something).
regression, decline — each the opposite of progress (the process of improving or developing something).
Yes. progress 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.