The disorderly pile of research papers made it difficult to locate the crucial citation.
杂乱无章的研究论文堆使得找到关键引文变得困难。
Which choice best defines “disorderly”?
B — Not organized or controlled. “disorderly” means not organized or controlled.
Which word means “not organized or controlled”?
A — disorderly. “disorderly” means not organized or controlled.
disorderly — not organized or controlled. In Chinese: 无秩序的，混乱的.
disorderly is pronounced /dɪsˈɔːrdərli/.
The disorderly pile of research papers made it difficult to locate the crucial citation. (杂乱无章的研究论文堆使得找到关键引文变得困难。)
chaotic, messy, unruly — all close in meaning to disorderly (not organized or controlled).
orderly, organized — each the opposite of disorderly (not organized or controlled).
Yes. disorderly 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.