The young researcher grew despondent when repeated experiments failed to reproduce the promising initial results.
当重复实验未能重现最初有希望的结果时，这位年轻研究员变得沮丧。
Which choice best defines “despondent”?
A — In low spirits; dejected.. “despondent” means In low spirits; dejected..
Which word means “In low spirits; dejected.”?
C — despondent. “despondent” means In low spirits; dejected..
despondent — In low spirits; dejected.. In Chinese: 沮丧的；灰心的.
despondent is pronounced //dɪˈspɒndənt//.
The young researcher grew despondent when repeated experiments failed to reproduce the promising initial results. (当重复实验未能重现最初有希望的结果时，这位年轻研究员变得沮丧。)
dejected, disheartened, gloomy — all close in meaning to despondent (In low spirits; dejected.).
hopeful, elated — each the opposite of despondent (In low spirits; dejected.).
Yes. despondent 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.
同 despondency → 消沉的。