situation
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the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given timesynonyms: état de chosestypes:tolérancethe state of being acceptable and accepteddéséquilibreloss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh othersélémentthe situation in which you are happiest and most effectiveenvironnementthe totality of surrounding conditionséquilibrea stable situation in which forces cancel one anotherexclusionthe state of being excludedscènea situation treated as an observable objectrejetthe state of being rejectedstatu quothe existing state of affairschosea special situationéquilibrea state of equilibriumrapport de forcesan equilibrium of power between nationsreconnaissancethe state or quality of being recognized or acknowledgedacceptationacceptance as true or validbannissement, ostracismethe state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)type of:étatthe way something is with respect to its main attributes
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a condition or position in which you find yourself
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proper or designated social situation
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Vocabulary lists containing situation
Context is king — that’s the lesson you need to internalize as you begin preparing for the vocabulary questions on the SAT. We have identified this pool of 200 words that cut across the disciplines and lend themselves well to context-dependent interpretation. As you learn this list on Vocabulary.com, you will have to rely on context clues in order to determine each word’s meaning in particular sentences. This is the same type of thinking you will need to develop in order to succeed on the SAT! Following our Roadmap to the SAT? Head back to see what else you should be learning this week.
Context is king -- that’s the lesson you need to internalize as you begin preparing for the vocabulary questions on the new SAT. We have identified this pool of 200 words that cut across the disciplines and lend themselves well to context-dependent interpretation. As you learn this list on Vocabulary.com, you will have to rely on context clues in order to determine each word’s meaning in particular sentences. This is the same type of thinking you will need to develop in order to succeed on the new SAT! Here are all of our word lists to help you prepare for the new SAT (debuting March of 2016): The Language of the Test, Multiple-Meaning Words, and Words to Capture Tone.
On the ACT Reading Test, you'll encounter questions that ask you to determine the meanings of common words in context. We've identified 200 high-frequency, multiple-meaning words of the sort that you'll see on the exam. As you practice this list, you'll have to rely on context clues in order to determine each word’s meaning in a particular sentence. Be careful! Several of a word's meanings might show up as answer choices — but only one answer will capture the meaning of the word in the context of the sentence.