The terrible drought of the 1930s devastated crops across the Great Plains, forcing many families to migrate westward.
20世纪30年代可怕的干旱摧毁了大平原的农作物，迫使许多家庭向西迁移。
Which choice best defines “terrible”?
A — Very bad or unpleasant. “terrible” means very bad or unpleasant.
Which word means “very bad or unpleasant”?
C — terrible. “terrible” means very bad or unpleasant.
terrible — very bad or unpleasant. In Chinese: 可怕的.
terrible is pronounced /ˈtɛrəbl/.
The terrible drought of the 1930s devastated crops across the Great Plains, forcing many families to migrate westward. (20世纪30年代可怕的干旱摧毁了大平原的农作物，迫使许多家庭向西迁移。)
awful, dreadful, horrible — all close in meaning to terrible (very bad or unpleasant).
wonderful, excellent — each the opposite of terrible (very bad or unpleasant).
Yes. terrible 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.