Despite the sudden storm, the ship's captain remained composed and issued clear orders to the crew.
尽管暴风雨突然来袭，船长依然保持镇静，向船员下达了清晰的指令。
The Icelandic sagas, composed centuries after the events they describe, blend historical fact with legend so thoroughly that modern historians must cross-reference archaeological evidence to separate probable fact from embellishment.
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Which choice best defines “composed”?
B — Calm and in control of your emotions. “composed” means calm and in control of your emotions.
Which word means “calm and in control of your emotions”?
B — composed. “composed” means calm and in control of your emotions.
composed — calm and in control of your emotions. In Chinese: 镇静的.
composed is pronounced /kəmˈpəʊzd/.
Despite the sudden storm, the ship's captain remained composed and issued clear orders to the crew. (尽管暴风雨突然来袭，船长依然保持镇静，向船员下达了清晰的指令。)
calm, collected, serene — all close in meaning to composed (calm and in control of your emotions).
agitated, flustered — each the opposite of composed (calm and in control of your emotions).
Yes. composed 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.