The researchers were thankful for the grant that allowed them to continue their study of deep-sea ecosystems.
研究人员对这笔资助心怀感激，因为这笔钱让他们得以继续研究深海生态系统。
Which choice best defines “thankful”?
B — Feeling grateful. “thankful” means feeling grateful.
Which word means “feeling grateful”?
A — thankful. “thankful” means feeling grateful.
thankful — feeling grateful. In Chinese: 感激的.
thankful is pronounced /ˈθæŋkfəl/.
The researchers were thankful for the grant that allowed them to continue their study of deep-sea ecosystems. (研究人员对这笔资助心怀感激，因为这笔钱让他们得以继续研究深海生态系统。)
grateful, appreciative, obliged — all close in meaning to thankful (feeling grateful).
ungrateful, thankless — each the opposite of thankful (feeling grateful).
Yes. thankful 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.