Volunteering at the local botanical garden proved rewarding, as the volunteers learned about plant conservation while contributing to the community.
在当地植物园做志愿者是很有益的，因为志愿者们在为社区做贡献的同时也学到了植物保护的知识。
Political scientist Wendell Cho argues that ranked-choice voting reduces political polarization by rewarding candidates who appeal broadly rather than to a narrow base.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “rewarding”?
D — Providing satisfaction or benefit. “rewarding” means providing satisfaction or benefit.
Which word means “providing satisfaction or benefit”?
D — rewarding. “rewarding” means providing satisfaction or benefit.
rewarding — providing satisfaction or benefit. In Chinese: 有益的，值得的.
rewarding is pronounced /rɪˈwɔːrdɪŋ/.
Volunteering at the local botanical garden proved rewarding, as the volunteers learned about plant conservation while contributing to the community. (在当地植物园做志愿者是很有益的，因为志愿者们在为社区做贡献的同时也学到了植物保护的知识。)
satisfying, fulfilling, beneficial — all close in meaning to rewarding (providing satisfaction or benefit).
unrewarding, frustrating — each the opposite of rewarding (providing satisfaction or benefit).
Yes. rewarding 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.