GRE Word List
PLIGHT
to put or give in pledge : engage
The meaning of the word plight is to put or give in pledge : engage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| laud | praise |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |