The refugees endured wretched living conditions in the camp.
难民在营地忍受着悲惨的生活条件。
Which of the following words is closest in meaning to “wretched”?
B — miserable. “wretched” means adj. extremely bad or unpleasant
The prisoners lived in ______ conditions, cold, hungry, and always afraid.
D — wretched. “wretched” means adj. extremely bad or unpleasant
wretched — adj. extremely bad or unpleasant. In Chinese: 可怜的, 悲惨的.
wretched is pronounced /ˈrɛtʃɪd/. It breaks into 2 syllables: wretch · ed.
The refugees endured wretched living conditions in the camp. (难民在营地忍受着悲惨的生活条件。)
miserable, woeful, deplorable, dreadful — all close in meaning to wretched (adj. extremely bad or unpleasant).
Yes. wretched appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
wretch(poor person)+ed(adjective suffix)