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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| braid | to make from braids |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| chapel | a subordinate or private place of worship: such as |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |