As the glacier receded, it exposed a landscape of polished rock and ancient glacial deposits.
随着冰川后退，它露出了一片光滑岩石和古老冰川沉积物的地貌。
Which choice best defines “recede”?
B — Move back, retreat. “recede” means move back, retreat.
Which word means “move back, retreat”?
D — recede. “recede” means move back, retreat.
recede — move back, retreat. In Chinese: 后退，减弱.
recede is pronounced /rɪˈsiːd/.
As the glacier receded, it exposed a landscape of polished rock and ancient glacial deposits. (随着冰川后退，它露出了一片光滑岩石和古老冰川沉积物的地貌。)
retreat, withdraw, ebb — all close in meaning to recede (move back, retreat).
advance, approach — each the opposite of recede (move back, retreat).
Yes. recede 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.
re(backward)+cede(walk)