The sudden drop in temperature in July was an anomaly that puzzled the region's climatologists for years.
七月气温骤降是该地区气候学家多年来感到困惑的异常现象。
Which choice best defines “anomaly”?
D — Something abnormal.. “anomaly” means Something abnormal..
Which word means “Something abnormal.”?
C — anomaly. “anomaly” means Something abnormal..
anomaly — Something abnormal.. In Chinese: 异常；反常之物.
anomaly is pronounced //əˈnɒməli//.
The sudden drop in temperature in July was an anomaly that puzzled the region's climatologists for years. (七月气温骤降是该地区气候学家多年来感到困惑的异常现象。)
aberration, deviation, irregularity — all close in meaning to anomaly (Something abnormal.).
norm, regularity — each the opposite of anomaly (Something abnormal.).
Yes. anomaly is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. 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.
an-(非) + homal(=均匀) → 不均匀 → 反常。