After two decades of service, the museum director decided to resign, citing a desire to pursue independent research on ancient ceramics.
在服务了二十年之后，博物馆馆长决定辞职，理由是希望从事古代陶瓷的独立研究。
Which choice best defines “resign”?
D — Give up job, quit. “resign” means give up job, quit.
Which word means “give up job, quit”?
D — resign. “resign” means give up job, quit.
resign — give up job, quit. In Chinese: 辞职，放弃.
resign is pronounced /rɪˈzaɪn/.
After two decades of service, the museum director decided to resign, citing a desire to pursue independent research on ancient ceramics. (在服务了二十年之后，博物馆馆长决定辞职，理由是希望从事古代陶瓷的独立研究。)
quit, step down, abdicate — all close in meaning to resign (give up job, quit).
stay, remain — each the opposite of resign (give up job, quit).
Yes. resign 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.
re(again)+sign(signature)