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 |
|---|---|
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| sentinel | sentry |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| expiate | to make amends for |