The agitated crowd outside the laboratory demanded answers after the unexpected power surge, but the scientists remained methodical in their response.
实验室外焦虑的人群在意外电力激增后要求解释，但科学家们依然有条不紊地回应。
Which choice best defines “agitated”?
C — Feeling or appearing troubled or nervous. “agitated” means feeling or appearing troubled or nervous.
Which word means “feeling or appearing troubled or nervous”?
A — agitated. “agitated” means feeling or appearing troubled or nervous.
agitated — feeling or appearing troubled or nervous. In Chinese: 焦虑的.
agitated is pronounced /ˈædʒɪˌteɪtɪd/.
The agitated crowd outside the laboratory demanded answers after the unexpected power surge, but the scientists remained methodical in their response. (实验室外焦虑的人群在意外电力激增后要求解释，但科学家们依然有条不紊地回应。)
disturbed, troubled, restless — all close in meaning to agitated (feeling or appearing troubled or nervous).
calm, composed — each the opposite of agitated (feeling or appearing troubled or nervous).
Yes. agitated 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.