The tumultuous water below the falls makes measurement impossible, so readings are taken a kilometer downstream.
瀑布下方汹涌翻腾的水流使测量无法进行，因此读数取自下游一公里处。
Which choice best defines “tumultuous”?
D — Noisy and disorderly; turbulent.. “tumultuous” means Noisy and disorderly; turbulent..
Which word means “Noisy and disorderly; turbulent.”?
D — tumultuous. “tumultuous” means Noisy and disorderly; turbulent..
tumultuous — Noisy and disorderly; turbulent.. In Chinese: 喧闹的；动荡的.
tumultuous is pronounced //tjuːˈmʌltʃuəs//.
The tumultuous water below the falls makes measurement impossible, so readings are taken a kilometer downstream. (瀑布下方汹涌翻腾的水流使测量无法进行，因此读数取自下游一公里处。)
turbulent, chaotic, boisterous — all close in meaning to tumultuous (Noisy and disorderly; turbulent.).
tranquil, orderly — each the opposite of tumultuous (Noisy and disorderly; turbulent.).
Yes. tumultuous 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.
同 tumult → 沸沸扬扬的。