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 |
|---|---|
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |