The scientific community was outraged by the deliberate falsification of experimental data in the prestigious journal.
科学界对在著名期刊中故意伪造实验数据的行为感到愤怒。
Which choice best defines “outraged”?
D — Very angry or shocked. “outraged” means very angry or shocked.
Which word means “very angry or shocked”?
C — outraged. “outraged” means very angry or shocked.
outraged — very angry or shocked. In Chinese: 愤怒的，震惊的.
outraged is pronounced /ˈaʊtˌreɪdʒd/.
The scientific community was outraged by the deliberate falsification of experimental data in the prestigious journal. (科学界对在著名期刊中故意伪造实验数据的行为感到愤怒。)
furious, indignant, incensed — all close in meaning to outraged (very angry or shocked).
pleased, calm — each the opposite of outraged (very angry or shocked).
Yes. outraged 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.