Reading about ancient civilizations can stimulate a student's curiosity about historical methods of agriculture and trade.
阅读有关古代文明的内容可以激发学生对历史上农业和贸易方法的好奇心。
Which choice best defines “stimulate”?
D — To excite; encourage; arouse. “stimulate” means to excite; encourage; arouse.
Which word means “to excite; encourage; arouse”?
A — stimulate. “stimulate” means to excite; encourage; arouse.
stimulate — to excite; encourage; arouse. In Chinese: 刺激；激发.
stimulate is pronounced /ˈstɪmjəleɪt/.
Reading about ancient civilizations can stimulate a student's curiosity about historical methods of agriculture and trade. (阅读有关古代文明的内容可以激发学生对历史上农业和贸易方法的好奇心。)
provoke, spur, activate — all close in meaning to stimulate (to excite; encourage; arouse).
discourage, dampen — each the opposite of stimulate (to excite; encourage; arouse).
Yes. stimulate 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.
stim(stimulate) + ulate→ stimulate, prompt.