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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WordMeaning
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
diurnalactive chiefly in the daytime
colossalof, relating to, or resembling a colossus
legenda story coming down from the past
penitentfeeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
solitudethe quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion
enigmasomething hard to understand or explain