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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| upright | perpendicular |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |