The disobedient lab assistant ignored the protocol, causing the experiment's results to be invalidated.
不服从的实验室助理忽视了规程，导致实验结果无效。
Which choice best defines “disobedient”?
B — Not following rules or instructions. “disobedient” means not following rules or instructions.
Which word means “not following rules or instructions”?
C — disobedient. “disobedient” means not following rules or instructions.
disobedient — not following rules or instructions. In Chinese: 不服从的.
disobedient is pronounced /ˌdɪsəˈbiːdiənt/.
The disobedient lab assistant ignored the protocol, causing the experiment's results to be invalidated. (不服从的实验室助理忽视了规程，导致实验结果无效。)
rebellious, defiant, insubordinate — all close in meaning to disobedient (not following rules or instructions).
obedient, compliant — each the opposite of disobedient (not following rules or instructions).
Yes. disobedient 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.