The social structure of ancient Rome was highly stratified, with distinct classes that determined political influence and economic opportunity.
古罗马的社会结构高度分层，不同的阶级决定了政治影响力和经济机会。
A longitudinal study tracking over a thousand children from kindergarten through high school found that early social skills, such as sharing and cooperating with peers, predicted later academic achievement more strongly than early reading or math scores did.
From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas
Medieval European guilds are often remembered primarily as economic organizations that controlled trade practices and set prices, but historical records of guild meeting minutes reveal that guilds also functioned as social welfare systems, providing funds for members' funerals, sick pay, and widow support.
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- This suggests earlier criticism reflected social bias rather than an objective linguistic problem.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “social”?
A — Relating to society. “social” means relating to society.
Which word means “relating to society”?
C — social. “social” means relating to society.
social — relating to society. In Chinese: 社交的，社会的.
social is pronounced /ˈsoʊʃl/.
The social structure of ancient Rome was highly stratified, with distinct classes that determined political influence and economic opportunity. (古罗马的社会结构高度分层，不同的阶级决定了政治影响力和经济机会。)
societal, communal, public — all close in meaning to social (relating to society).
individual, private — each the opposite of social (relating to society).
Yes. social 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.
social(social)