After months of negotiation, the two nations reached a settlement that outlined clear boundaries for fishing rights in the shared waters.
经过数月的谈判，两国达成了一项解决协议，明确划定了共享水域的捕鱼权边界。
An archaeologist proposes that a newly excavated settlement engaged in long-distance trade rather than relying solely on local resources.
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Archaeologists excavating a Bronze Age settlement found large storage jars filled with charred grain in nearly every household they examined, alongside no evidence of a centralized granary or communal storage building anywhere in the settlement.
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An archaeologist proposes that a newly excavated settlement had a specialized division of labor rather than every household performing the same tasks.
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Which choice best defines “settlement”?
B — An official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict. “settlement” means an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict.
Which word means “an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict”?
B — settlement. “settlement” means an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict.
settlement — an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict. In Chinese: 解决，定居点.
settlement is pronounced /ˈsɛtlmənt/.
After months of negotiation, the two nations reached a settlement that outlined clear boundaries for fishing rights in the shared waters. (经过数月的谈判，两国达成了一项解决协议，明确划定了共享水域的捕鱼权边界。)
agreement, resolution, compromise — all close in meaning to settlement (an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict).
dispute, impasse — each the opposite of settlement (an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict).
Yes. settlement 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.