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

WordMeaning
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
abjureto renounce upon oath
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
atypicalnot typical : irregular
deb\^aclesudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
endemicbelonging or native to a particular people or country
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)