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 |
|---|---|
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| sear | being dried and withered |