The corrupted data in the climate model produced misleading projections that scientists had to discard before publishing their findings.
气候模型中被篡改的数据产生了误导性的预测，科学家们不得不将其丢弃后才能发表他们的发现。
Which choice best defines “corrupted”?
B — Having been made unreliable by errors or alterations. “corrupted” means having been made unreliable by errors or alterations.
Which word means “having been made unreliable by errors or alterations”?
D — corrupted. “corrupted” means having been made unreliable by errors or alterations.
corrupted — having been made unreliable by errors or alterations. In Chinese: 腐败的，堕落的.
corrupted is pronounced /kəˈrʌptɪd/.
The corrupted data in the climate model produced misleading projections that scientists had to discard before publishing their findings. (气候模型中被篡改的数据产生了误导性的预测，科学家们不得不将其丢弃后才能发表他们的发现。)
altered, falsified, debased — all close in meaning to corrupted (having been made unreliable by errors or alterations).
authentic, pristine — each the opposite of corrupted (having been made unreliable by errors or alterations).
Yes. corrupted 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.