The society repudiated its own earlier guidelines once the underlying measurements were shown to be flawed.
当底层测量被证明有缺陷后，该学会否定了自己此前的指导意见。
Which choice best defines “repudiate”?
D — To reject or disown.. “repudiate” means To reject or disown..
Which word means “To reject or disown.”?
C — repudiate. “repudiate” means To reject or disown..
repudiate — To reject or disown.. In Chinese: 否认；拒绝接受.
repudiate is pronounced //rɪˈpjuːdieɪt//.
The society repudiated its own earlier guidelines once the underlying measurements were shown to be flawed. (当底层测量被证明有缺陷后，该学会否定了自己此前的指导意见。)
reject, disown, renounce — all close in meaning to repudiate (To reject or disown.).
embrace, endorse — each the opposite of repudiate (To reject or disown.).
Yes. repudiate 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.
re + pud(羞) → 羞于承认 → 摒弃。