The explorer chose to renounce his claim to the newly discovered island in order to preserve its untouched ecosystem.
这位探险家选择放弃对新发现岛屿的宣称，以保护其未受破坏的生态系统。
Which choice best defines “renounce”?
A — To formally give up or reject something. “renounce” means to formally give up or reject something.
Which word means “to formally give up or reject something”?
A — renounce. “renounce” means to formally give up or reject something.
renounce — to formally give up or reject something. In Chinese: 放弃，抛弃.
renounce is pronounced /rɪˈnaʊns/.
The explorer chose to renounce his claim to the newly discovered island in order to preserve its untouched ecosystem. (这位探险家选择放弃对新发现岛屿的宣称，以保护其未受破坏的生态系统。)
abandon, forswear, relinquish — all close in meaning to renounce (to formally give up or reject something).
embrace, claim — each the opposite of renounce (to formally give up or reject something).
Yes. renounce 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.