After days of relentless rain and cold winds, the stranded hikers felt utterly miserable in their damp shelter.
在连日无休止的雨和寒风中，被困的徒步旅行者在潮湿的庇护所里感到极度痛苦。
Which choice best defines “miserable”?
A — Very unhappy or uncomfortable. “miserable” means very unhappy or uncomfortable.
Which word means “very unhappy or uncomfortable”?
B — miserable. “miserable” means very unhappy or uncomfortable.
miserable — very unhappy or uncomfortable. In Chinese: 悲惨的，痛苦的.
miserable is pronounced /ˈmɪzərəbl/.
After days of relentless rain and cold winds, the stranded hikers felt utterly miserable in their damp shelter. (在连日无休止的雨和寒风中，被困的徒步旅行者在潮湿的庇护所里感到极度痛苦。)
wretched, forlorn, dejected — all close in meaning to miserable (very unhappy or uncomfortable).
cheerful, contented — each the opposite of miserable (very unhappy or uncomfortable).
Yes. miserable 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.