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
noveltysomething new or unusual
nauseateto become affected with nausea
belligerentinclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
auroraldawn
manneredhaving manners of a specified kind
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
eminentexhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent
aphasialoss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection)
throbto pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity