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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|---|---|
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| clip | encompass |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
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| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
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| dominate | rule |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |