The museum curator summoned the conservation team to examine the newly discovered fresco in the ancient villa.
博物馆馆长召集了保护团队，以检查古别墅中 newly 发现的壁画。
Which choice best defines “summon”?
C — To call someone to come. “summon” means to call someone to come.
Which word means “to call someone to come”?
B — summon. “summon” means to call someone to come.
summon — to call someone to come. In Chinese: 召唤.
summon is pronounced /ˈsʌmən/.
The museum curator summoned the conservation team to examine the newly discovered fresco in the ancient villa. (博物馆馆长召集了保护团队，以检查古别墅中 newly 发现的壁画。)
call, convene, muster — all close in meaning to summon (to call someone to come).
dismiss, disperse — each the opposite of summon (to call someone to come).
Yes. summon 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.