The archaeologist found herself in a predicament when the ancient artifact crumbled upon exposure to air.
考古学家发现自己在古代文物暴露于空气中碎裂时陷入了困境。
Which choice best defines “predicament”?
A — Difficult situation. “predicament” means difficult situation.
Which word means “difficult situation”?
B — predicament. “predicament” means difficult situation.
predicament — difficult situation. In Chinese: 困境，窘境.
predicament is pronounced /prɪˈdɪkəmənt/.
The archaeologist found herself in a predicament when the ancient artifact crumbled upon exposure to air. (考古学家发现自己在古代文物暴露于空气中碎裂时陷入了困境。)
quandary, plight, dilemma — all close in meaning to predicament (difficult situation).
solution, escape — each the opposite of predicament (difficult situation).
Yes. predicament is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. 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.
pre(before)+dic(speak)+ament(noun)