They lived in abject poverty.
他们生活在极度贫困中。
Choose the word that is the closest synonym to “abject” in the following sentence: The family lived in abject poverty, struggling to meet their basic needs.
A — miserable. “abject” means adj. wretched; miserable; degraded
The stranded refugees lived in ______ poverty, without food or shelter.
B — abject. “abject” means adj. wretched; miserable; degraded
abject — adj. wretched; miserable; degraded. In Chinese: 悲惨的，凄凉的；卑鄙的.
abject is pronounced /ˈæbdʒɛkt/. It breaks into 2 syllables: ab · ject.
They lived in abject poverty. (他们生活在极度贫困中。)
miserable, pathetic, degrading — all close in meaning to abject (adj. wretched; miserable; degraded).
Yes. abject appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
ab- (away) + ject (throw) → abject, miserable.