Municipal regulations restrict the height of new buildings near the historic district.
市政法规限制了历史街区附近新建筑的高度。
Which choice best defines “restrict”?
D — To limit or control something. “restrict” means to limit or control something.
Which word means “to limit or control something”?
C — restrict. “restrict” means to limit or control something.
restrict — to limit or control something. In Chinese: 限制，约束.
restrict is pronounced /rɪˈstrɪkt/.
Municipal regulations restrict the height of new buildings near the historic district. (市政法规限制了历史街区附近新建筑的高度。)
limit, constrain, cap — all close in meaning to restrict (to limit or control something).
expand, liberate — each the opposite of restrict (to limit or control something).
Yes. restrict 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.