After years of volunteer teaching, she realized that education was her true vocation rather than a mere job.
经过多年的志愿教学，她意识到教育是她真正的职业，而不仅仅是一份工作。
Which choice best defines “vocation”?
C — Job or profession. “vocation” means job or profession.
Which word means “job or profession”?
D — vocation. “vocation” means job or profession.
vocation — job or profession. In Chinese: 职业，行业.
vocation is pronounced /voʊˈkeɪʃn/.
After years of volunteer teaching, she realized that education was her true vocation rather than a mere job. (经过多年的志愿教学，她意识到教育是她真正的职业，而不仅仅是一份工作。)
profession, calling, career — all close in meaning to vocation (job or profession).
avocation, hobby — each the opposite of vocation (job or profession).
Yes. vocation 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.
voca(call)+tion(noun)