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 |
|---|---|
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |