The stagnant pond gave off a disgusting odor that the students traced to bacteria thriving in the oxygen-poor water.
死水塘散发出令人作呕的气味，学生们查明源头是在缺氧水中大量繁殖的细菌。
Which choice best defines “disgusting”?
B — Very unpleasant or offensive. “disgusting” means very unpleasant or offensive.
Which word means “very unpleasant or offensive”?
B — disgusting. “disgusting” means very unpleasant or offensive.
disgusting — very unpleasant or offensive. In Chinese: 令人厌恶的.
disgusting is pronounced /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/.
The stagnant pond gave off a disgusting odor that the students traced to bacteria thriving in the oxygen-poor water. (死水塘散发出令人作呕的气味，学生们查明源头是在缺氧水中大量繁殖的细菌。)
repulsive, revolting, loathsome — all close in meaning to disgusting (very unpleasant or offensive).
appealing, delightful — each the opposite of disgusting (very unpleasant or offensive).
Yes. disgusting 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.